§ 74. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking more fully to involve elected local authorities in creating safer environments for their citizens.
§ Mr. John PattenWe have welcomed the support local authorities have given the safer cities programme and encouraged their direct involvement in those areas where projects have already been established. We shall continue to seek local authority involvement in the programme as further projects are set up. We have also involved seven local authorities in the two year experiment to test byelaws which prohibit alcohol consumption in particular public places.
§ 78. Mr. BuckleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received concerning the imposition of a duty on all local authorities to undertake crime prevention work.
§ Mr. John PattenWe have no plans to impose a duty on local authorities to undertake crime prevention work and we have received no representations on this matter.