Written question asked by Denis Murphy (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 March 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the funding available for closed circuit TV schemes in (a) Wansbeck and (b) the UK.

Answer: Mr. Denis Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to increase the funding available for closed circuit TV schemes in (a) Wansbeck and (b) the UK. [153148] Mr. Charles Clarke: Under the second round of the Crime Reduction Programme Closed Circuit Television Initiative (CCTV), more than 800 initial funding applications totalling over £200 million were submitted by crime and disorder reduction partnerships, including two applications from partnerships within the Wansbeck constituency. All the applications are currently under assessment and we expect to advise partnerships of the outcome very shortly. Although this is the final round of funding under the CCTV Initiative, there will be further opportunities for CCTV funding under future Government anti-crime programmes.

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