§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to encourage the establishment of projects similar to the Ilderton motor project in Deptford;
(2) if he will list the community-based projects in the United Kingdom which attempt to rehabilitate young people convicted of the offence of taking away a vehicle without the owner's consent; and how much Home Office funding has been allocated to such projects in recent years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Home Office is providing £157,000 to seven motor projects this financial year under the young adult offenders grant scheme which exists to support voluntary organisations offering supervision to a wide range of offenders, in partnership with probation services. These projects are:
£ Guiding Hands Assocation, West Glamorgan 20,787 Croft Motor Trust, North Yorkshire 4,100 Car Offender Project, West Sussex 27,774 Dragon Wheels, South Glamorgan 2,194 NACRO New Careers Training, West Yorkshire 69,653 Telford Drive, Shropshire 21,679 Mendip Motor Project, Somerset 11,300 Total 157,487 Similarly the Home Office makes grants available through the safer cities programme to motor projects with the aims of crime prevention. Grants in this financial year are:
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£ Salford Swinton Karting 2,005 Salford General Education in Automobile Responsibility 12,000 Nottingham Wheelbase 13,500
£ Hull Orchard Park Wheels 750 Coventry Henley Green Motorcycle 16,000 Bradford Motor Education 16,500 60,755 No comprehensive record is held centrally of similar projects in England and Wales not funded by the Home Office.
Overall provision for the young adult offender grant scheme is being increased from £2.8 million this financial year to £3.8 million next; further applications will be invited shortly and motor projects as well as others will be welcome to apply.
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young offenders have been transferred from Hewell Grange to other institutions since 1 September 1991.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe following numbers of young offenders have been transferred from Hewell Grange since 1 September:
Number Week commencing 1 September Nil Week commencing 8 September 5 Week commencing 15 September Nil Week commencing 22 September 95 Week commencing 29 September 2 On 30 September the role of Hewell Grange was changed from that of a young offender institution to a category D open prison for adult males.