HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc209-10W
Brian Cotter

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will list for each Government office in the regions what proportion of the office's annual spend for 2001–02 was allocated to combating retail crime; [71224]

(2) if he will list for each statutory crime and disorder partnership the amount spent on retail crime partnerships in the financial year 2001–02. [71223]

Mr. John Denham

I have been asked to reply.

The attached table shows the amounts spent by regional crime reduction directors specifically on 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

LA RSL Other Public Sector Private Sector Of which owner occupied
Essex
Tendering 57 7 8 740 #
Colchester 114 25 368 2255 #
Malden 0 18 0 1250 1250
Rochford 33 4 0 724 617
Southend 180 33 0 1680 #
Castle Point 18 0 0 1280 #
Basildon 183 33 4 1313 1256
Thurrock 186 3 0 1788 #
Brentwood 52 8 6 657 #
Epping 148 25 0 1739 #
Harlow 159 20 2 429 407
Uttlesford 30 0 0 # #
Braintree 46 # 148 1968 #
Chelmsford 46 # 7 1486 #
Suffolk
Forest Heath 13 0 # 585 #
St Edmunds 33 0 0 1010 788
Mid Suffolk 32 5 0 1437 1353
Babergh 29 3 0 626 #
Ipswich 51 77 10 1686 1349
Suffolk Coastal 5 47 0 2282 1803
Waveney 147 13 6 1230 #

# = no figure returned

non-specific schemes, such as town centre Close Circuit Television (CCTV), which may also benefit retailers in the areas where they operate.

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

Column 1 Region Column 2 Spend on retail crime projects in2001–02 (£) Column 3 Column 2 as a proportion of annual spending of regional crime reductive directors in 2001–02 (per cent.)
Eastern 132,262 1.0
East Midlands 221,064 1.4
London 336,225 1.1
North East 248,668 2.2
North West 561,864 2.3
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