HC Deb 05 November 2003 vol 412 c679W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the sources of funding are for street wardens in Cambridgeshire; and how much funding is being received from each source in 2003–04. [136384]

Yvette Cooper

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister funds three street warden schemes in Cambridgeshire, based in Cambridge, Huntingdon and Peterborough, all of which are match funded by local authorities. The Cambridge scheme has an Office of the Deputy Prime Minister grant of £54,250 for 2003–04, which is match funded by Cambridge city council. The Huntingdon scheme has an Office of the Deputy Prime Minister grant of £64,484, match funded by Huntingdon district council and the Peterborough scheme has an Office of the Deputy Prime Minister grant of £94,691, match funded by Peterborough county council. This represents a total of £426,850 to fund street wardens in Cambridgeshire in 2003–04.