§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department has allocated to motor projects for young people convicted of the offence of taking away a vehicle without the owner's consent in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 23 October 1992]: The Home Office has so far this financial year approved grants supporting motor projects totalling £263,375 through the probation supervision grant scheme, the aims of which include providing demanding programmes of supervision for dealing with offenders in the community. This brings the total allocation of grants to motor projects under this scheme since 1990, when such funding began, to almost £500,000. The main focus of motor projects funded through this scheme will be young offenders convicted of motor-related offences.
The Home Office has also allocated about £59,000 to motor projects in this financial year through the safer cities programme.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many projects aimed at diverting young people from involvement in vehicle-related crime have been(a) wholly funded and (b) partly funded by his Department in England and Wales in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 23 October 1992]: Home Office funding of projects for diverting young people from crime, including vehicle-related crime, is provided under the safer cities programme which was set up in 1988, and the probation supervision grant scheme—formerly the young adult offender grant scheme—which was introduced in 1989.
The information is as follows:
Diversionary projects for young people funded or partly funded by the Home Office Vehicle-related projects Other projects Year Wholly funded Partly funded Wholly funded Partly funded 1988–89 — — 5 1 1989–90 7 — 93 — 1990–91 9 3 273 13 1991–92 13 9 300 12 Though final figures for 1992–93 are not yet available, between April and October of this year there were 22 partly or wholly funded vehicle-related projects and 312 partly or wholly funded other projects.
Year Age-group all ages (a) Under 21 years (c) per cent. (b) 21 years-29 years (inc) (c) per cent. 1989 3,717 165 4.4 722 19.4 1990 3,950 187 4.7 843 21.3 1991 3,893 171 4.4 794 20.4 Source: OPCS