§ 22. Mr. Bill O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to make further announcements on developing more CCTV in local communities; and if he will make a statement. [13361]
§ Mr. DenhamA potential £170 million will be spent funding 686 schemes under the crime reduction programme CCTV initiative.
We are now considering how best to build on the lessons of the crime reduction programme in developing new crime reduction initiatives that could provide future funding for CCTV.
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§ 26. Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities in the north-west of England have been unsuccessful in bidding for his Department's funds for CCTV schemes. [13365]
§ Mr. BlunkettUnder the crime reduction programme CCTV initiative, the following local authorities in the north-west of England, as part of their local crime and disorder reduction partnerships, submitted unsuccessful bids. (Those marked with an asterisk also submitted successful bids):
- Allerdale
- Blackburn and Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton*
- Burnley
- Carlisle*
- Cheshire
- Chester*
- Crewe and Nantwich*
- Copeland*
- Ellesmere Port and Neston
- Fylde
- Halton*
- Hyndburn
- Knowsley*
- Lancashire
- Liverpool*
- Macclesfield*
- Manchester*
- Oldham*
- Pendle and Burnley
- Rochdale*
- Rossendale
- Salford*
- Sefton*
- South Ribble
- Stockport
- Tameside*
- Trafford
- Vale Royal*
- Warrington
- Wigan*
Although this initiative is now closed and no further bids can be accepted under the crime reduction programme, other opportunities for funding may exist under the communities against drugs or the small retailers in deprived areas initiatives.