Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 January 2004. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 January 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has been invested, and how many schemes have received funding (a) in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, (b) in the North East and (c) in total under the Building Safer Communities initiative. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been invested, and how many schemes have received funding (a) in Middlesbrough South and Cleveland, East, (b) in the north-east and (c) in total under the Building Safer Communities initiative. [144748] Ms Blears: Under the Building Safer Communities Fund (BSC), the following allocations were made in 2003-04 to the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) covering the Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland constituency: Middlesbrough CDRP--£312,409 for 20 schemes Redcar and Cleveland CDRP--£168,331 for 13 schemes The North East total allocation for 2003-04 under BSC is £3,549,624.23 CDRP plans were approved and are operational across the region in the current financial year. Direct funding under BSC to CDRPs in England and Wales totals £72.3 million in 2003-04, involving 376 CDRP plans, each of which includes numerous projects and schemes.

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