To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much programme expenditure sponsored by his Department was spent via each of the Government Offices for the Regions in the most recent year for which figures are available. (116761)

The Crime and Drugs Directorate of the Home Office has recorded the following programme expenditure across the Government Office Network and Wales, for the 2004-05 financial year.

The hon. Member may wish to be aware that, for 2006-07 and beyond, the Building Safer Communities Fund, (included within the 2004-05 programme spend figures in table) will form part of the Safer and Stronger Communities Fund. This is a pooled budget with contributions from the Home Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government and will no longer be expended through the Government Office Network in England.