§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 14 May 2002,Official Report, column 605W, on retail crime, if he will list for each regional crime reduction director the amount spent on business crime reduction in 2001–02. [69807]
§ Mr. DenhamThe following table sets out the amounts spent by regional crime reduction directors on business, (Including retail) crime reduction initiatives in 2001–02 and shows these as a proportion of their total spending on 863W crime reduction initiatives. These figures do not include funding spent on non-specific schemes, such as town centre close circuit television, which will usually benefit businesses in the areas where they operate and which will often have been identified as a priority in consultation with the business community.
The Home Office does not record the amounts spent on retail crime partnerships in each of the 376 statutory crime and disorder partnerships.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Rigion Spend on business crime, including retail crime, projects in 2001–02 (£) Column 2 as a proportion of annual spending of regional crime reduction directors in 2001–02 (Percentage) Eastern 132,262 1.0 East Midlands 221,064 1.4 London 336,225 1.1 North East 262,718 2.4 North West 952,162 3.9 South East 251,500 1.4 South West 94,549 0.7 Wales 132,262 1.6 West Midlands 469,199 2.6 Yorkshire and Humber 325,128 1.7
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Howe Department, pursuant to his answer of 14 May 2002,Official Report, column 605W, to the hon. Member for Brighton. Pavilion (Mr. Lepper), on retail crime, if he will list for each regional crime reduction director the annual budget for crime reduction in (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [69808]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is as follows:
£000 Region 2001–02 (Expenditure) 2002–03 (Budget) East 13,569 10,472 East Midlands 15,938 13,277 London 31,911 37,863 North East 11,063 10,081 North West 24,496 27,729 South East 18,409 21,487 South West 12,826 17,102 Wales 8,080 10,162 West Midlands 18,297 18,504 Yorkshire and Humberside 19,346 23,593 Total 173,935 190,270 Funding covers measures and interventions under a range of programmes; the Crime Reduction Programme, Safer Communities Initiative, Communities Against Drugs, Partnership Development Fund (interim allocation for 2002–03), Security for Small Retailers in Deprived Areas.
Crime Reduction Directors also work with their Colleagues in the Government Offices for the Regions and the National Assembly for Wales to ensure that crime 864W reduction is reflected in the delivery of other Departments' programmes. Total funds spent on combating crime in the regions go wider than those administered through Regional Crime Directors.