§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to reduce car crime; and if he will make a statement. [82649]
§ Mr. BoatengI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis (Mrs. Heal) on 15 December 1998,Official Report, column 467. Since then, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary announced to the House on 16 March 1999, Official Report, columns 902–04, that an additional £150 million is being allocated over three years to boost crime prevention in areas to which the public have access and where crime is highest. This will be used for closed circuit television systems and the infrastructure necessary to make them operate most effectively and a significant proportion will be used to improve car park security.