HC Deb 16 July 1992 vol 211 c977W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) who draws up the list of urban areas and housing estates regarded as at risk of serious disorder;

(2) if he will provide additional resources to find measures to tackle youth crime in the 16 urban areas or estates regarded as likely to be at risk of serious disorder.

Mr. Charles Wardle

There is no central list of areas regarded as at risk of serious disorder though local police forces naturally monitor areas of particular tension. The Government already provides funding for many initiatives aimed at tackling youth crime. In particular, the safer cities programme tackles crime in the inner cities through projects in 20 areas with high crime rates and other social problems.