§ Mr. John EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to improve the security of the individual citizen in the urban environment at night.
§ Mr. John PattenWe have taken a number of measures which should help to improve personal safety at all times of day. These include an increase in police manpower; the safer cities programme, which will establish crime prevention projects in 20 urban, high-crime areas; and stricter controls on the possession of offensive weapons. We are also discussing with colleagues in the Departments of the Environment and Transport what might be done to encourage improvements in street lighting.