§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many CCTV schemes have been funded by the Government in each of the last 10 years; and what is the planned expenditure in future years. [128386]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 3 July 2000]: The available information is shown in the table:
Funded schemes Cumulative totals Year Number Value £ million Number Value £ million 1994–95 106 5 106 5 1995–96 0 — 106 5 1996–97 259 17 365 22 1997–98 190 15 555 37 1998–99 32 1.5 587 38.5 1999–2000 342 59.6 929 98.5 Between 1994–95 and 1998–99, schemes were funded under a Home Office Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Challenge Competition. From 1999–2000, schemes are funded under the Crime Reduction Programme CCTV initiative. Around £90 million remains to be allocated under this initiative, which runs to the end of December 2001.
298WInformation prior to 1994–95 is not available. CCTV measures under the earlier Safer Cities and Single Regeneration Budget Programmes (pre 1994) are not separately identifiable.