§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment he has made of the correlation between retail crime and street crime; [54570]
(2) if he will make a statement on his assessment of the correlation between retail crime and drug abuse. [54566]
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§ Mr. DenhamI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend, the Member for Brighton Pavilion (David Lepper) on 23 August 2002,Official Report, column 19W.
§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change there has been in the Partnership Development Fund for crime reduction in the last year. [71218]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Partnership Development Fund aims to build the capacity of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships to manage the implementation of local projects and strategies to deliver and sustain crime and disorder reduction in their area. The fund enables Crime Reduction Directors located at Government Offices in the Regions and in the National Assembly for Wales to target resources locally. Allocations have been made to Directors totalling £15.54 million in this current financial year.