§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their policy on the provision of closed circuit television on streets as a means of deterring and detecting crime in urban areas.
§ Baroness BlatchWell designed and operated closed circuit television (CCTV) systems can have a significant impact in reducing crime and the fear of crime. The Government are encouraging the deployment of CCTV through the CCTV Challenge competition. Over 360 CCTV schemes have already received awards in the first two rounds of the competition. A further £15 million is available to crime prevention partnerships in the next round, which closes on 20th November. We will be investing more than £45 million in CCTV over three years to help provide 10,000 new cameras.