§ Caroline FlintTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the value was of(a) the Government's financial settlement for the South Yorkshire 738W Police Authority and (b) additional Government support for crime reduction in the Doncaster borough in each year since 1995–96. [149065]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeCentral Government supported funding for South Yorkshire Police Authority in each year since 1995–96 is shown in the table.
£ million (cash terms) 1995–96 147.2 1996–97 154.7 1997–98 158.8 1998–99 165.4 1999–2000 171.3 2000–01 177.2 2001–02 184.8 In addition in 2000–01 South Yorkshire will receive a total of £984,978 from the Crime Fighting Fund. For 2001–02, the Authority will receive a total of £2,538,000. (All Crime Fighting Fund allocations are provisional and dependent on forces meeting recruitment targets).
Projects to the value of £2,050,997 are currently being funded under the Government's Crime Reduction Programme. Three types of project are being funded, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and Reducing Burglary schemes (over the period 1999–2000 to 2001–02) and a Neighbourhood Wardens Scheme (for the period 2001–02 to 2002–03). £1.395 million is being invested in CCTV, £0.607 million in Reducing Burglary and £0.049 million in the Neighbourhood Warden Scheme.
Several smaller sums have been provided for the Doncaster Community Safety Partnership and the New Deal for Communities Partnership. Doncaster Regeneration Partnership has also invested in crime reduction projects via its Single Regeneration Budget Schemes.
Records are not maintained of funding which has contributed specifically to crime reduction in Doncaster prior to the launch of the Crime Reduction Programme in 1999.