§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what Government initiatives have been put in place in the(a) Twickenham constituency, (b) London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and (c) London, designed to bring down crime; and if he will make a statement. [88823]
§ Mr. DenhamThere has been much work on crime reduction during 2002–03 within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames which has been funded through Government initiatives: Communities Against Drugs (£169,000), Safer Communities Initiative (£54,000), and the Partnership Development Fund (£20,000). This has helped Richmond Crime Reduction Partnership, which covers Twickenham, to implement local schemes such as the development of a youth project targeting those at risk of committing street crime, pro-active policing of suppliers of class 'A' drugs, and supporting a closed circuit television (CCTV) control room.
Across London, Government funding has been provided for several crime reduction initiatives including over £16 million through Communities Against Drugs; £21 million for CCTV equipment since 1999; £1.5 million on Reducing Burglary Initiative; £7.3 million for the neighbourhood wardens and street wardens initiative; £7.2 million for Targeted Policing Initiative, and £9.1 million for the Robbery Reduction Initiative.