§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been given to the West Midlands Police Service by his Department in each of the last eight years. [18912]
§ Mr. John DenhamThe amount of money allocated to the West Midlands Police Authority is as follows:
Individual payments Purpose £ 2000–2003 DNA Expansion Programme 4,719,520* 2002–2003 Special grant to tackle street crime 1,880,000** *Estimate at this stage and not yet paid.
**Capital grant of £240,000 and revenue grant of £820,000 for first half year was paid on 31 July 2002. The balance will be paid later in the year.
Crime Reduction Programme
Under the Crime Reduction Programme over £26.7 million has been allocated since 1999 for projects in the West Midlands under the Reducing Burglary Initiative (£3.466 million), Targeted Policing Initiative (£1.754 million), Partnership Development Fund (£3.869 million), Domestic Violence Initiative (£1.2 million), Working in Schools Initiative (£2.4 million), CCTV Initiative (£14 million) and the Prostitution Initiative (£0.076 million).