Closed Circuit Television

HC Deb 19 June 1997 vol 296 c249W

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to fund CCTV in 1997–98; [4277]

(2) when new bids for CCTV will be considered. [4279]

Mr. Michael

Round three of the closed circuit television (CCTV) Challenge Competition provided £15 million for CCTV in the current financial year (1997–98). This money has already been allocated. A decision on 1998–99 will be made later in the summer.