§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in what areas neighbourhood wardens operate; and what access other areas have to opportunities to develop such schemes. [59173]
§ Mr. McNultyI have been asked to reply.
Neighbourhood wardens operate throughout England and Wales. A list showing the schemes funded by my Department follows. Continued Government funding will 1023W be dependent upon the outcome of the spending review, although any area may develop a scheme if they can secure the necessary support.
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Neighbourhood warden schemes Town/area Wardens Aldershot 1 Avon and Somerset parishes 2 Balsall Heath 20 Barnet 4 Barnsley 5 Benchill 7 Birmingham 3 Bolton 2 Bolton 2 Boston 9 Burnley 6 Bury 2 Caernarfon 1 Caerphilly 3 Canterbury 6 Cardiff 1 Coventry 1 Dacorum 1 Darlington 3 Derby 3 Doncaster 2 Everton 12 Exeter 4 Gateshead 4 Gorton 5 Gosport 1 Guildford 2 Hackney 4 Hastings 4 Havering 4 Hillingdon 6 Horsham 2 Hounslow 6 Hull 6 Huntingdon 3 Islington 6 Kidderminster 2 Kirklees 6 Knowsley 8 Leeds 10 Leicestershire (north west) 1 Lewisham 7 Liverpool 1 Longridge and Shaw Heath Estate 4 Manchester 12 Manchester (north) 12 Merthyr Tydfil 2 Merton 3 Middlesbrough 3.5 Milton Keynes 1 Mullion 1 North Tyneside 7 Norwich 2 Nottingham 2 Oldham 2 Pontefract 5 Portsmouth 8 Rotherham 6 Sale West 6 Salford 3 Sedgefield Sheffield 3 Sheffield 4 Skelmersdale 12 Slough 5 South Tyneside 6 Southwark 9 Stevenage 9
Neighbourhood warden schemes Town/area Wardens Stockton on Tees 8 Stoke on Trent 6 Sunderland 3 Sutton 4 Swansea council 3 Tower Hamlets 4 Trafford 5 Trafford 5 Vale of White Horse 2 Walsall 10 Wansbeck 20 Wigan 4 Wilmslow 1 Wirral 4 Wolverhampton 3 Workington 4 Wyre 4
§ Vernon CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he expects to announce the next round of bidding for neighbourhood warden schemes; and if he will make a statement on the eligibility for entitlement to neighbourhood warden schemes for urban areas outside inner cities. [59958]
§ Mr. McNultyI have been asked to reply.
This year we are introducing 123 Street Warden Schemes throughout the country. A £5 million extension of the existing 84 Neighbourhood Warden Schemes to the year 2003–04 has already been announced. Decisions on future funds will be dependent upon the outcome of the spending review. Warden schemes are found in all parts of the country from small rural places through to towns and large cities.