HC Deb 15 January 2001 vol 361 c117W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent assessment is of police forces' progress against crime reduction targets for vehicle crime and burglary. [145085]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Crime reduction targets took effect from April 2000 and are measured against recorded crime statistics. The first opportunity to assess progress will be in relation to the recorded crime statistics for the period October 1999 to September 2000, due to be published on 16 January.