HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 cc102-3W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 9 January 2003,Official Report, column 310W, on Crime Reduction Partnerships, if he will list the location of the public area CCTV schemes funded through the Crime Reduction Programme Closed Circuit Television, and the grant made to each scheme. [97262]

Mr. Denham

Under the Crime Reduction Programme CCTV Initiative around £170 million will be spent between 1998 and 2003 funding 684 CCTV schemes. More than 550 of these schemes are already fully operational, with further schemes coming on line weekly.

Lists of the schemes funded, including location and grants made to each scheme can be found on the Crime Reduction website at: www.crimereduction.gov.uk/cctvminisite1.htm.

Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 9 January 2003,Official Report, column 310W, on crime reduction partnerships, how much money has been awarded to (a) each region and (b) each local authority area under the Crime Reduction Programme Closed Circuit Television Initiative. [97572]

Mr. Denham

Under the Crime Reduction Programme CCTV Initiative, around £170 million will be spent between 1998 and 2003 funding 684 CCTV schemes. More than 550 of these schemes are already fully operational, with further schemes coming on line weekly. The regional breakdown of funding is as follows:

East Midlands 17,169,228
London 35,410,898
North East 12,900,238
South East 15,328,266
South West 11,784,260

Wales 7,925,968
West Midlands 14,536,391
Yorkshire and Humberside 20,357,137
East 10,909,827
North West 22,804,606

Lists of the schemes funded, including location and grants made to each scheme and local authority, can be found on the Crime Reduction website at: www.crimereduction.gov.uk/ccctvminisitel.htm