Crime (Wirral, South) (Hansard, 27 April 2004)

§ Mr. Ben Chapman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in(a) overall recorded crime, (b) recorded violent crime, (c) burglaries and (d) vehicles thefts in Wirral South has been since 1997. [166630]

§ Ms Blears
The information requested is not available centrally.
Wirral South comes within the Wirral Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) area. Data at CDRP level has only been published from 1999–2000 onwards. Detailed statistics at CDRP level are available for 2002–03 on the new Home Office website: http:// www.crimestatistics.org. uk
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§ Ms Blears
As part of the Crime Reduction Programme, £358,000 was provided in 2001 to the Wirral metropolitan borough council for an extension of their CCTV network covering various locations in Birkenhead, New Ferry and Liscard.
A further £187,000 was allocated to a CCTV project in New Brighton, in a neighbouring constituency.
No separate figure is available specifically for Birkenhead.

§ Mr. Frank Field
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what public funds were spent on tackling drug misuse in Birkenhead in(a) 1997–98 and (b) 2003–04. [166488]

§ Caroline Flint
Breakdown of financial allocation to local constituencies is not available in the form requested as funding is allocated to Drug Action Team (DAT) area (Wirral DAT)
In 1997–98 funding available to the two main local drug treatment providers in the area totalled £610,452.

§ Mr. Ben Chapman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in Wirral South since 1997. [166631]

§ Ms Blears
As part of the Crime Reduction Programme, £358,000 was provided in 2001 to Wirral metropolitan borough council for an extension of their CCTV network covering various locations in Birkenhead, New Ferry and Liscard.
A further £187,000 was allocated to a CCTV project in New Brighton, in a neighbouring constituency.