HC Deb 24 March 1999 vol 328 cc286-7W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the greatest approved expenditure during the past five years for the provision of CCTV security equipment at(a) a controlled school, (b) a maintained school and (c) a voluntary grammar school; and if she will make a statement on the criteria used for approval of expenditure on CCTV security systems at schools. [77611]

Mr. McFall

The greatest approved expenditure for CCTV equipment over the past 5 years was £18,000 for a controlled school, £17,000 for a maintained school and £12,000 for a voluntary grammar school. Applications for CCTV systems in schools are considered on their merits in light of the available resources and a risk assessment based on guidelines in the booklet, "Security and Personal Safety in Schools".