HC Deb 19 January 1999 vol 323 c417W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been made available for the crime reduction programme in Flintshire; and if he will make a statement. [66421]

Mr. Boateng

Under the crime reduction programme, £250 million is available over the next three years for England and Wales for projects which offer a significant and sustained impact on crime. We will be announcing in due course the allocation of funding as each of the programme's initiatives is launched.

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been made available for the Targeted Policing Scheme in Flintshire; and if he will make a statement. [66422]

Mr. Boateng

£32 million is available over the next three years for the development of targeted policing in England and Wales as part of the crime reduction programme. The closing date for police forces to apply to be one of the first 10 projects, due to start from April, is 29 January and, as a result, no decisions have yet been taken on the location of the projects.