HC Deb 20 February 1997 vol 290 cc736-7W
13. Mr. Hawkins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action his Department has taken to increase the number of closed circuit television schemes. [15294]

Mr. Maclean

We will be investing more than £50 million in closed circuit television, funding more than 10,000 new cameras; 365 winning local partnerships have already been awarded more than £22 million. We will be announcing the results of the third competition, with another £15 million, very soon.

17. Mr. Dunn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many CCTV cameras have been installed under the Government's CCTV challenge competitions in 1995 and 1996. [15302]

Mr. Maclean

If all the winning schemes go ahead as planned, we estimate that more than 4,000 closed circuit television cameras will be installed with the assistance of funding from the first two challenge competitions.

21. Mr. Matthew Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department has taken to increase the number of closed circuit television schemes. [15302]

Mr. Maclean

We will be investing more than £50 million in closed circuit television through our CCTV challenge competitions; 365 winning local partnerships have already been awarded more than £22 million in the first two competitions. We will be announcing the results of the third competition, with another £15 million, very soon.