Written question asked by Colin Pickthall (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 November 2004. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in West Lancashire since 1997. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much public funding has been spent on CCTV security cameras in West Lancashire since 1997. [171721] Ms Blears: The Home Office has provided a total of £884,404 to West Lancashire for Close Circuit Television schemes through the Crime Reduction Programme's CCTV initiative. This breaks down as: Under CCTV Round 1, West Lancashire was awarded £166,948 for CCTV in Ormskirk Town Centre. Under CCTV Round 2, West Lancashire was awarded £696,703 followed by an additional £20,753 to provide a network of cameras in priority rural and urban locations across the borough, incorporating public transport and "hard to reach" areas. All funding was claimed. Other crime reduction funding has been allocated directly to the local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership and Basic Command Unit in West Lancashire to fund a variety of interventions, included CCTV. Information about the allocation of that funding is not held centrally.

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