§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on funds offered for summer projects in the Moss Side and Hulme areas of Manchester by his Department; what requests were received from local groups; and what was his response.
§ Mr. John PattenThe hon. Member and others have expressed concern about the risks to children in Moss Side and Hulme of being drawn into crime and drug misuse. Local groups have discussed these concerns with Home Office officials, the local probation service, and officials from the Moss Side and Hulme task force and Manchester and Salford city action team, and have proposed organising a range of activities for young people this summer and beyond, aimed at reducing these risks. Funding of £46,300 to support these schemes has been offered by the Home Office, Department of Education and Science, local task force and city action team.