§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 19 June,Official Report, column 247, what plans he has to fund new CCTV projects in 1998–99; what plans he has to extend the CCTV challenge competition; when new bids for CCTV will be considered; and if he will make a statement. [12232]
§ Mr. MichaelAs I indicated in my reply to a question from the right hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mrs. Bottomley) on 19 June,Official Report, column 247, we are considering whether there should be another round of the closed circuit television challenge competition in 1998–99 as part of our review of spending programmes. An announcement will be made later in the summer.