HC Deb 07 March 1994 vol 239 cc47-8W
Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether funding is available from his Department for local authorities to establish closed circuit television camera systems to combat crime.

Mr. Baldry

There is no specific funding for this purpose. General funds are made available by the Department to local authorities each year in the revenue support grant settlement and authorities may use these

Total renovation grant payments
Total amount of grant
Local authority1 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 21993–94
Blackburn 2,260,253 2,522,674 1,505,573 3,402,386 4,087,794 827,226
Blackpool 798,009 585,865 400,557 674,914 1,160,064 241,169
Bolton (3)2,841,059 (1)797,161 (1)314,465 3,113,500 4,640,974 740,276
Burnley 1,101,255 (3)556,222 1,350,625 1,223,346 1,701,789 586,344
Bury (3)1,273,642 (1)403,705 1,185,074 1,279,178 1,324,193 832,270
Chester (3)664,416 (3)761,559 1,020,059 1,151,406 1,038,590 895,265
Chorley 870,985 1,369,583 688,667 1,069,056 1,357,754 1,012,729
Congleton 478,949 426,836 (3)196,982 237,626 637,517 192,134

funds to establish CCTV systems. The regeneration plans of several city challenge partnerships have included CCTV schemes in their crime reduction-prevention strategies.