HC Deb 11 May 1998 vol 312 c55W
Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to extend the Cocoon Watch Scheme. [40561]

Mr. Michael

Cocoon Watch is an approach which the police and other agencies may choose to adopt as part of local strategies, depending on local circumstances. The early indications of its success to combat domestic violence in Killingbeck are welcome and I am looking forward to seeing a further report on its use in the Killingbeck project later this year. Any wider adoption of this approach would be a matter for local decision.