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173W<br />

Written Answers<br />

26 OCTOBER 2009<br />

Written Answers<br />

174W<br />

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for toxicology or other<br />

safety/efficacy evaluation in relation to substances used<br />

in the household, was, respectively 1,032, 234, 272, 21,<br />

0, 1, 132.<br />

The available information is published in table 9<br />

(previously table 10) in the Department’s annual publication<br />

Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals<br />

Great Britain, copies of which are available from the<br />

Library of the House and from the Department’s website<br />

at:<br />

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/scientific1.html<br />

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders<br />

Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the<br />

Home Department what evaluation he has made of the<br />

cost-effectiveness of the application of anti-social behaviour<br />

orders (ASBOs); and what recent discussions he has<br />

had with (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations<br />

on the effect of the use of ASBOs on community<br />

cohesion. [293884]<br />

Mr. Alan Campbell: A Home Office research study<br />

carried out in 2004 showed that the cost of obtaining an<br />

Anti-social behaviour Order (ASBO) had significantly<br />

reduced since 2002 when this was previously assessed.<br />

Local agencies using Anti-social behaviour Orders (ASBOs)<br />

find them cost effective. The cost of not taking action is<br />

much higher.<br />

Since ASBOs were introduced in 1998 there have<br />

been real changes in how people feel about anti-social<br />

behaviour: 17 per cent. of people felt that levels of ASB<br />

in their areas were high in 2008-09 compared to 21 per<br />

cent. in 2002-03. The tools and powers introduced by<br />

this Government over the last 11 years are working: the<br />

2006 NAO report on anti-social behaviour found that<br />

93 per cent. of people desisted from ASB after the third<br />

intervention.<br />

Burglary: Crime Prevention<br />

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for<br />

the Home Department how many people have obtained<br />

his Department’s free burglary prevention advice pack<br />

since its launch in April 2009; and how many people<br />

have redeemed the discount vouchers included in that<br />

pack. [294213]<br />

Mr. Alan Campbell: Since the launch of the ‘Secure<br />

Your Home’ burglary prevention advice pack in April:<br />

Number<br />

Sent directly to members of the public through the 10,304<br />

action line<br />

To police forces in England and Wales to distribute to 329,088<br />

victims of burglary, their neighbours and other at<br />

most risk<br />

Total 339,392<br />

No data are available yet on how many discount<br />

vouchers have been redeemed. We are continuing to talk<br />

to the three DIY stores who provided the vouchers to<br />

obtain these figures.<br />

Closed Circuit Television<br />

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State<br />

for the Home Department how many CCTV surveillance<br />

cameras funded by (a) public and (b) private sources<br />

there are in England and Wales. [294944]<br />

Mr. Alan Campbell: The information is not held<br />

centrally. I refer to the reply given to the hon. Member<br />

on 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 906W in which<br />

I indicated that between 1999 and 2003, £170 million of<br />

Home Office capital funding under the Crime Reduction<br />

Programme was made available to local authorities for<br />

investment in public space CCTV.<br />

Around 680 CCTV town centre schemes were set up<br />

with this funding. Local authorities benefit from Area<br />

Based Grant that allows them to spend on CCTV and<br />

other areas as they see fit to support the delivery of<br />

local, regional and national priorities in their area.<br />

Crime<br />

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for the<br />

Home Department how many incidents of (a)<br />

alcohol-related crime and (b) drug-related crime were<br />

recorded in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) Richmondupon-Thames<br />

and (iv) Twickenham constituency in<br />

each of the last five years. [294917]<br />

Mr. Alan Campbell: The data requested on incidents<br />

are not collected centrally. However, the British Crime<br />

Survey provides figures for violent incidents where the<br />

victim believes the offender was under the influence of<br />

alcohol or drugs. This information is provided in the<br />

following table:<br />

Table 3.16: Violent incidents where the victim believed the offender(s) to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, 1995 to 2008-09, BCS<br />

Percentages and numbers<br />

Statistically<br />

significant change<br />

1995 1997 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09<br />

1995 to<br />

2008-09<br />

2007-08<br />

to<br />

2008-09<br />

Proportion of<br />

all violent<br />

incidents 1<br />

Offender(s)<br />

perceived to<br />

be under the<br />

influence of: 2<br />

Alcohol 41 43 48 45 51 49 45 46 46 47 * —<br />

Drugs 16 18 21 20 20 18 23 17 19 17 — —

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