§ Mr. FaberTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will announce the results of local bids for CCTV under round four of the CCTV challenge competition. [46096]
§ Mr. MichaelI have placed in the Library earlier today the results of round 4 of the Closed Circuit Television Challenge competition. I am pleased to be able to inform the hon. Member that a partnership in his constituency led by Warminster Town Council has been offered an award of £74,525.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial assistance his Department is providing in the current financial year to London local authorities that wish to install CCTV cameras within their areas. [45519]
§ Mr. MichaelI have placed in the Library the results of round 4 of the Close Circuit Television Challenge competition. The awards offered to crime reduction partnerships in London boroughs under the latest competition, together with the balance of awards made to schemes under earlier rounds which have yet to be paid, are listed in the table. All awards have to be taken up in the current financial year.
Closed circuit television expenditure for London (1998–99) Scheme Award Amount outstanding Round 2 Church Street Village, Marylebone 55,600 37,100 Wimbledon Town Centre 96,500 64,400 Morden Town Centre 81,000 54,000 155,500 Round 3 The Roding Valley, Barking 56,205 18,770 Broadway West; Bexleyheath Town Centre 61,088 40,788 Coopers Lane Estate and Purchase Street Open Space, Camden 74,250 49,500 Southall Town Centre 109,868 73,245 Woolwich Town Centre and Car Parks 67,500 45,000 Greenwich Town Centre 135,000 90,000 Hackney Housing Estates 54,000 36,000 Pembury Neighbourhood, Hackney 135,000 90,000 Broadway Market Neighbourhood, Hackney 135,000 90,000 Charing Cross Hospital and Surrounding Area 111,023 74,014 Hammersmith Hospital and Surrounding Area 59,446 39,630 Station Areas & New Malden High Street, Kingston upon Thames, New Malden, Surbiton, Chessington, Worcester Park 135,000 90,000 Streatham Town Centre 103,500 69,000 South Wimbledon/Colliers Wood/Merton Abbey 94,320 62,920 The Canons Leisure Centre, Mitcham 52,313 34,913 Newham "Hot Spots" 50,000 15,000 Knightsbridge and Lupus Street 131,463 43,000 Paddington Recreation Ground 75,600 50,400 1,012,180 Round 4 London Borough of Barking & Dagenham 75,000 Green Street Town Centre 75,000 London Borough of Lewisham 18,500 London Borough of Merton 50,000 London Borough of Brent 74.710 London Borough of Bexley—Control Room 40,000 333,210