Crime Reduction Directors

HC Deb 22 July 2002 vol 389 cc794-5W

Bob Spink

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been allocated to each of the 10 regional crime reduction directors. [69816]

Mr. Denham

I have been asked to reply.

The information is as follows:

£000
	2001–02	2002–03
Region	Expenditure	Budget
East	13,569	10,472
East Midlands	15,938	13,277
London	31,911	37,863
North East	11,063	10,081
North West	24,496	27,729
South East	18,409	21,487
South West	12,826	17,102
Wales	8,080	10,162
West Midlands	18,297	18,504
Yorkshire and Humberside	19,346	23,593
Total	173,935	190,270

Funding covers measures and interventions under a range of programmes: the Crime Reduction Programme, Safer Communities Initiative, Communities Against Drugs, Partnership Development Fund (interim allocation for 2002–03), Security for Small Retailers in Deprived Areas.

Crime Reduction Directors also work with their colleagues in the Government offices for the regions and the National Assembly for Wales to ensure that crime reduction is reflected in the delivery of other Departments' programmes. Total funds spent on combating crime in the regions go wider than those administered through Regional Crime Directors.