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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps have been taken by the South Sefton Partnership to create safe, healthy, and managed neighbourhoods. [128879] Yvette Cooper: This is one of South Sefton Partnership's four key objectives. The Partnership has recently prepared a small booklet "South Sefton Partnership--The Story So Far" which aims to illustrate steps taken to date on these four key objectives. The steps taken in respect of this objective are as follows: Establishing the Green It Clean It Mean It environment fund which provided each Neighbourhood Action Group with 10,000 to undertake local `green' improvements. Supporting the new-build premises of the successful Feelgood Factory health initiative which will provide advice on healthy living, training courses, alternative therapies and a cre¬che. Employing an Active Communities Co-ordinator to give South Sefton residents improved access to sports opportunities. Funding a new mobile police station for the area to improve relationships with local communities, provide a more visible police presence. A new community safety officer post has been created. Funding an Environmental Hit Squad in the Linacre/Derby area to improve the physical appearance and cleanliness of the neighbourhood and look at ways to reduce the rat population. Working with Sefton Council Housing Market Renewal on a £500,000 alleygating initiative to improve the local environment and reduce crime in terraced street across South Sefton. Creating the post of a Co-ordinator to work with the Neighbourhood Action Groups on developing and implementing community safety projects. Funding important feasibility studies into the restoration of Bootle Derby Park and upgrading the local stretch of the Leeds- Liverpool Canal.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

128879; 410 c746W;410 c744W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Community development Sefton

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