HC Deb 27 January 1993 vol 217 cc772-3W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) of 11 January,Official Report, column 656, how much of the funding of each urban programme authority listed was spent on crime prevention work for each of the last three years.

Mr. Robin Squire

This information is not available.

Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much funding each city challenge authority received at 1992 prices for each of the last three years; and how much of this was spent on crime prevention work.

Mr. Robin Squire

A total of £7.5 million will be made available to each city challenge authority in 1992–93, which is the first year of city challenge funding.

City challenge expenditure covers a wide range of activities contributing to urban regeneration. Each city challenge action plan reflects local needs and opportunities. Some plans place high priority on crime prevention expenditure. However, it is not possible to quantify accurately expenditure directed solely at crime prevention.