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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been made available by his Department to projects in (1) England to combat incompetent and dishonest builders as part of crime initiatives; [134853] (2) Leeds to combat incompetent and dishonest builders as part of crime initiatives, and in what form. [134852] Mr. Charles Clarke: As part of the Reducing Burglary Initiative, the Home Office has provided funding for a project in Leeds which is primarily aimed at reducing distraction burglary (burglary artifice). One element of the project, however, is the creation of a `check-point' scheme which will contain a list of approved contractors who provide a reliable service at a reasonable cost. £131,000 has been identified specially for this element of the project. Matters relating to the construction industry generally and moves to improve the service offered to the public by builders are a matter for my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions. I support work currently being undertaken by his Department to tackle the problem.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

355 c216-7W; 134853;134852

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Crime prevention Crime Construction Industry Leeds Standards Theft

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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