§ Brian CotterTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will list for each Government office in the regions what proportion of the office's annual spend for 2001–02 was allocated to combating retail crime; [71224]
(2) if he will list for each statutory crime and disorder partnership the amount spent on retail crime partnerships in the financial year 2001–02. [71223]
§ Mr. John DenhamI have been asked to reply.
The attached table shows the amounts spent by regional crime reduction directors specifically on retail crime reduction initiatives in 2001–02 and shows these as a proportion of their total spending on crime reduction initiatives. These figures do not include funding spent on
LA RSL Other Public Sector Private Sector Of which owner occupied Essex Tendering 57 7 8 740 # Colchester 114 25 368 2255 # Malden 0 18 0 1250 1250 Rochford 33 4 0 724 617 Southend 180 33 0 1680 # Castle Point 18 0 0 1280 # Basildon 183 33 4 1313 1256 Thurrock 186 3 0 1788 # Brentwood 52 8 6 657 # Epping 148 25 0 1739 # Harlow 159 20 2 429 407 Uttlesford 30 0 0 # # Braintree 46 # 148 1968 # Chelmsford 46 # 7 1486 # Suffolk Forest Heath 13 0 # 585 # St Edmunds 33 0 0 1010 788 Mid Suffolk 32 5 0 1437 1353 Babergh 29 3 0 626 # Ipswich 51 77 10 1686 1349 Suffolk Coastal 5 47 0 2282 1803 Waveney 147 13 6 1230 # # = no figure returned
210Wnon-specific schemes, such as town centre Close Circuit Television (CCTV), which may also benefit retailers in the areas where they operate.
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 Region Column 2 Spend on retail crime projects in2001–02 (£) Column 3 Column 2 as a proportion of annual spending of regional crime reductive directors in 2001–02 (per cent.) Eastern 132,262 1.0 East Midlands 221,064 1.4 London 336,225 1.1 North East 248,668 2.2 North West 561,864 2.3 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