§ 52. Mr. LordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to reduce burglary in central Suffolk; and it he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenNeighbourhood watch continues to grow in Suffolk and there are now more than 200 schemes covering over 10,000 households. There are crime prevention panels in Ipswich, Stowmarket and Needham Market and the Mid Suffolk police liaison committee is active in spreading the crime prevention message to the rural community. In the first three months of this year burglary figures were nearly 9 per cent. lower than in the corresponding period for 1988.