§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent in Crosby from the(a) Criminal Justice Interventions Programme, (b) Adult Drug Treatment Programme, (c) Building Safer Communities Programme, (d) Basic Command Unit Fund, (e) Wardens Scheme and (f) Regional Home Office Directors Fund. [177873]
§ Ms BlearsA breakdown of financial allocation to individual constituencies is not available. Funding is allocated at local authority level. The following amounts of funding have been allocated in Sefton:
(a) Criminal Justice Interventions Programme (CJIP) to Sefton Drug Action Team (DAT):
- 2003–04—£35,000
- 2004–05—£222,235
(b) Adult Drug Treatment Programme to Sefton DAT:
- 2002–03—£971,000
- 2003–04—£1,261,712
- 2004–05—£1,416,095
In order to ensure consistency, the figures supplied are based on funding streams associated with the National Drug Strategy and are readily verifiable. These funding streams are specifically targeted at tackling the harm caused to individuals, families and communities by the misuse of drugs. Other mainstream funding is made available at a local level. This varies both in amount and origin and as a result it is not possible to provide robust financial information.
(C) Building Safer Communities Fund (BSC) to Sefton Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP).
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- 2003–04—£288,024
- 2004/05—£295,225 + £25,000 for anti-social behaviour co-ordinator costs
(d)Basic Command Unit (BCU) Fund to Sefton BCU.
- 2003–04—£196,745
- 2004–05—£196,745
(e) Neighbourhood Wardens Scheme—there are no neighbourhood wardens in Sefton.
(f) A broad, pan-Merseyside investment of £110,000 in 2003–04 and £45,000 in 2004–05 has been made available from the Home Office Regional Directors' allocation to the Multi-Agency Group/Joint Action Group strategic and tactical co-ordination arrangements. No funding has been given direct to Crosby or Sefton but those areas may benefit from the overall allocation.