HC Deb 24 July 2000 vol 354 cc450-1W
23. Ms Rosie Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on progress with the reducing burglary initiative. [130344]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Sixty-three strategic development projects approved in April last year are underway and another 161 projects have been approved in the last three months. In total these have been granted nearly £16 million and they cover over 800,000 households that suffered more than 60,000 burglaries in a year.

In April, we launched the third round, inviting bids from crime and disorder partnerships for a share of the remaining funding—over £30 million.