HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 c571W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will consider safer city status for Stoke-on-Trent.

Sir Paul Beresford

I have been asked to reply.

Stoke-on-Trent was one of a number of areas considered for inclusion in the latest wave of safer cities projects announced in July of last year. However, the 20 areas selected were deemed to have a stronger claim to a project at that time.

Decisions about a further wave of safer cities projects have not yet been taken.