Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 April 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Friday, 6 April 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were received for the crime reduction programme closed circuit television initiative round 2; how many have been invited to bid for the final stage; and how many successful bids can be accommodated within the budget provision. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications were received for the crime reduction programme closed circuit television initiative round 2; how many have been invited to bid for the final stage; and how many successful bids can be accommodated within the budget provision. [157383] Mr. Charles Clarke: Under round 2 of the crime reduction programme's closed circuit television initiative over 800 initial funding applications worth more than £200 million were received from crime and disorder reduction partnerships. On 26 March, 339 schemes with a potential award total of around £108 million were shortlisted as suitable for further development. Within the budget provision there is scope for all of the shortlisted bids to be funded providing that proposals meet the necessary criteria as outlined in the initiative's prospectus.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 157383; 366 c357-8W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: CCTV Crime prevention Applications Finance Crime and disorder reduction partnerships
Contains statistics: Yes
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