asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will report the findings of his Department's crime prevention unit working in the Surrey constabulary area on what effect cost has in influencing whether the public fit domestic security devices.

The study is not yet complete but preliminary results are available. These indicate, subject to verification, that some 10 per cent. of the sample of 262 householders gave cost as the reason for not implementing the security recommendations made by police crime prevention officers.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what success his Department's standing conference on crime prevention through its working group on residential burglary has had in devising a low-cost security package to protect residential dwellings.

The Home Office standing conference on crime prevention working group on residential burglary succeeded in devising a low-cost security package which is described in a leaflet they have produced. This has been well received; almost 1·5 million copies are now in circulation, mainly in inner city areas.