§ 3. Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many neighbourhood watch or equivalent schemes are currently in operation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdThere are now over 42,000 neighbourhood watch schemes in operation in England and Wales, three times the number of those known to us 15 months ago. We are greatly encouraged by the increasing willingness and commitment which this shows on the part of the general public to be involved in preventing crime.