§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funds(a) were allocated to safer cities projects in each year since their commencement and (b) will be allocated to safer cities projects in the year 1998–99. [18600]
§ Mr. Michael(a) the Grants paid to safer cities projects in each year from 1988–89 to 1997–98 are listed1. These figures include the payments made by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions to the Phase 2 English projects between 1994–95 to 1997–98.
£ million 1989–90 2.403 1990–91 4.569 1991–92 5.178 1992–93 5.271 1993–94 3.738 1994–95 2.168 1995–96 3.848 1996–97 3.124 1997–98 2.170 At the beginning of this financial year, the Home Office also paid an exit grant of £40,000 to the one Welsh project which closed on 31 March 1997.
(b) All the remaining safer cities projects are due to close by 31 March 1998 and there is no provision for further projects in 1998–99. However, £60,000 has been set aside by the Home Office for exit grant payments to the two remaining Welsh safer cities projects on condition that they have good exit strategies.
1 These figures do not include the management fees for the projects as this information is commercial-in-confidence and cannot be disclosed.