§ 20. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are Her Majesty's Government's plans for(a) further funding for closed circuit television and (b) further funding for supplementary policing in urban areas. [23566]
§ Mr. MacLeanThe recent CCTV challenge competition has injected £5 million into local CCTV schemes, generating up to £13.8 million in other funding. The possibility of further competitions in the future has not been ruled out, but it is too early to give a firm commitment.
General funding is allocated between police authorities on the basis of a formula which measures relative policing needs. That formula allows for extra demands in urban areas.
§ 24. Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the outcome of the bid for Government funding for a closed circuit television scheme for the Boscombe shopping centre in Bournemouth. [23570]
§ Mr. MacLeanMy right hon. and learned Friend was pleased to announce on Monday 27 March that this scheme was one of the 106 successful schemes to share the £5 million funding provided to spread CCTV technology more widely.