§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate, for each police force in England, the number of policing plan targets(a) set and (b) achieved for (i) 1999–2000, (ii) 2000–01 and (iii) 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [66885]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 8 July 2002]: The Government require police authorities to set targets in respect of Best Value indicators for domestic burglary, vehicle crime and, in five metropolitan areas, robbery. These five areas are: Merseyside; Greater Manchester; West Midlands; West Yorkshire; and the Metropolitan police. The information requested is not available for the years 1999–2000 and 2000–01. The information requested for 2001–02 is shown in the table. Targets for all other indicators may be set locally by the police authority following consultation with their communities. Performance data are published annually in police authorities' Best Value Performance Plans.
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Targets for domestic burglary, vehicle crime and robbery Domestic burglary target Robbery target Vehicle crime Police forces No. targets set No. targets met Set Met Set Met Set Met Hampshire 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Hertfordshire 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Humberside 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Kent 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 Lancashire 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Leicestershire 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 Lincolnshire 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Merseyside 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Metropolitan police 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Norfolk 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 North Wales 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 North Yorkshire 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Northamptonshire 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Northumbria 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Nottinghamshire 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 South Wales 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 South Yorkshire 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Staffordshire 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Suffolk 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Surrey 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 Sussex 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 Thames Valley 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Warwickshire 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 West Mercia 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 West Midlands 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 West Yorkshire1 3 0 1 — 1 0 1 — Wiltshire 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 England and Wales 107 25 43 9 21 0 43 16 1 Have set targets for 2004–05.