HC Deb 22 July 2002 vol 389 cc795-6W
Bob Spink

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what proportion of each Government office in the regions' annual spending for 2001–02 was allocated to combating retail crime. [69810]

(2) how much was spent on retail crime partnerships in each statutory crime and disorder partnership in the financial year 2001–02. 169811]

Mr. Denham

I have been asked to reply.

The following table sets out the amounts spent by regional crime reduction directors on specific business, (including retail) crime reduction initiatives in 2001–02 and shows these as a proportion of their total spending on crime reduction initiatives. These figures do not include funding spent on non-specific schemes, such as town centre closed circuit television, which will usually benefit

Name of consultation paper Opening date Closing date
Representative Claims—proposed new procedures 1 February 2001 1 May 2001
Community Legal Service—Financial Conditions for Funding by the Legal Services Commission 12 March 2001 1 May 2001
Pre-Action Protocol for judicial Review 15 March 2001 7 June 2001
E-conveyancing—A draft order under section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 19 March 2001 25 June 2001
Distress for Rent 8 May 2001 3 August 2001
Report of the Review Group on the Royal Peculiars 18 July 2001 1 October 2001
Enforcement Review Green Paper 19 July 2001 12 October 2001
The Administrative Court: Proposed changes to Primary Legislation following Sir Jeffrey Bowman's Review of the Crown Office List 31 July 2001 23 October 2001
Payments in to Court in Satisfaction of Claims 16 August 2001 12 November 2001
Report of the Review of Tribunals by Sir Andrew Leggatt 16 August 2001 30 November 2001
General Pre-Action Protocol 12 October 2001 31 January 2002
Payments to Witnesses 5 March 2002 31 May 2002

businesses in the areas where they operate and which will often have been identified as a priority in consultation with the business community.

The Home Office does not record the amounts spent on retail crime partnerships in each of the 376 statutory crime and disorder partnerships.

Region Spend on business crime, including retail crime, projects in 2001–02 (£) Column 2 as a proportion of annual spending of regional crime reduction directors in 2001–02 (percentage)
Eastern 132,262 1.0
East Midlands 221,064 1.4
London 336,225 1.1
North East 262,718 2.4
North West 952,162 3.9
South East 251,500 1.4
South West 94,549 0.7
Wales 132,262 1.6
West Midlands 469,199 2.6
Yorkshire and Humber 325,128 1.7