§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the outreach youth work programmes, (b) the youth activity units, (c) summer holiday schemes, (d) Alto projects and (e) training schemes within Wales which have stated the reduction of crime as one of their aims; and how much financial assistance has been granted by his Department for each project in the current financial year.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsWelsh Office support for youth work and training is concerned primarily with the social development of young people and the provision of skills which employers require. While these activities can be expected to bring positive social benefits they are not specifically aimed at reducing crime. The Department has, however, supported a number of crime prevention initiatives which are targeted at young people.
Urban programme support for crime prevention projects amounts to some £500,000 a year. For example, in 1992–93 capital expenditure of £100,000 was approved for the establishment of a youth centre in Aberdare which is intended to divert young people away from crime. In addition, nearly £74,000 in approved costs has been made available for schemes which, by providing young people with guidance and training in the maintenance and proper use of motor vehicles, helps divert them from car crime.
In recent years the Department has funded the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders to undertake crime prevention projects in south-east Wales.