§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those projects which have been funded by his Department as part of his distraction burglary strategy; what the amounts involved are; and what the time scale is of the funding. [14362]
§ Mr. DenhamThe work of the distraction burglary Taskforce and the two staff seconded for the duration from the police and local government sectors, is being funded through two means: support from utility companies such as
Timescale e Value Completion of the Taskforce action plan By end March 2000 with research element completed by June 2002 £1 million Leeds Distraction Burglary Initiative By 2003 £554,000 Sheffield Distraction Burglary Initiative By March 2002 £288,000 Derbyshire Database project By March 2002 £168,000