§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to promote the use of CCTV in car parks to increase safety and reduce theft; and if he will make a statement. [R] [108383]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeUnder the Crime Reduction Programme Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Initiative, the Government are investing £153 million over three years in public area CCTV systems in England and Wales. We have already allocated £32 million for 180 car park related schemes under the first round of the initiative.
The second round of the initiative will be launched in the spring. We will continue to encourage applications aimed at reducing theft in car parks, particularly where CCTV is being introduced as part of a package of measures to achieve Secured Car Park status.