§ Mr. Bruce GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional funding has been allocated to(a) public and (b) private organisations in Walsall for (i) policing, (ii) crime reduction, (iii) community safety, (iv) regeneration and (v) drugs prevention and related matters for each year since 1996; and if he will identify the organisations and amounts allocated. [158922]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeDetails of funding for crime reduction, community safety and drugs prevention are in the table.
Regeneration is a matter for the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).
West Midlands police received £2,791,185 in 2000–01 from the Crime Fighting Fund (CFF) for the recruitment of police officers over and above previous plans. Estimated CFF provision for 2001–02 is £7,397,000 but the amount may vary according to the success of the force's recruitment efforts and the timing of recruitment. They also received £3.3 million from the Police Modernisation Fund in 2000–01 to target robbery specifically, of which £50,000 has been allocated to Walsall.
Grant supported funding from the Home Office and the DETR for the West Midlands police has been as follows: 1996–97 £344 million; 1997–98 £353.4 million; 1998–99 £371.9 million; 1999–2000 £380.6 million; 2000–01 £392.7 million; 2001–02 £409.7 million.
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