HC Deb 13 April 1989 vol 150 cc710-1W
50. Mr. James Lamond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report of the working party on the fear of crime chaired by Mr. Michael Grade.

Mr. John Patten

I hope that the working group will present its report to the Home Office standing conference on crime prevention on 11 December.

52. Mr. David Young

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the members of his working party on crime chaired by Mr. Michael Grade.

Mr. John Patten

The appointment of members to the independent working group on the fear of crime is a matter for Mr. Grade, and has yet to be completed.

54. Ms. Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what budget has been allocated to the working party on the fear of crime chaired by Mr. Michael Grade.

Mr. John Patten

The sum of £3,000 has been allocated in this financial year to support crime prevention working groups, including that chaired by Mr. Grade. The Home Office will also provide administrative and secretarial support for Mr. Grade's working group and will meet the cost of publishing the working group's report.

62. Ms. Abbott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent surveys he has made of fear of crime among women.

Mr. John Patten

Questions about fear of crime were included in the British crime survey, in a recent international survey conducted by telephone, and in local surveys on housing estates. In each survey care was taken to provide a representative sample of both men and women.