HC Deb 14 February 2000 vol 344 cc400-1W
17. Mr. Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications he has received for portable(a) closed circuit and (b) open circuit TV units in the last year; and how many have secured grant aid from his Department. [108251]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Under the first round of the Crime Reduction Programme Closed Circuit Television Initiative, 45 proposals were solely for portable or mobile CCTV schemes, although many of the 748 outline applications received contained a mobile element. Applications for open circuit systems are outside the scope of the CCTV Initiative.

So far, we have awarded £627,000 to seven proposals for mobile systems. A further 16 proposals for mobile schemes to a potential value of £2.3 million are currently under further consideration.

Further bids for mobile systems can be submitted under the next phase of CCTV funding, details of which will be announced in the near future.

39. Mr. Crausby

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications he has received for portable CCTV units in the past year; and how many have secured grant aid from the Home Office. [108273]

Mr. Charles Clarke

Under the first round of the Crime Reduction Programme Closed Circuit Television Initiative, 45 proposals were solely for portable or mobile CCTV schemes, although many of the 748 outline applications received contained a mobile element.

So far, we have awarded £627,000 to seven proposals for mobile systems. A further 16 proposals for mobile schemes to a potential value of £2.3 million are currently under further consideration.

Further bids for mobile systems can be submitted under the next phase of CCTV funding, details of which will be announced in the near future.