23. To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of antisocial behaviour orders in reducing antisocial behaviour in the last 12 months. (167503)

Three independent reports have confirmed that our approach to tackling antisocial behaviour is working. Also, we have appointed IPSOS Mori to undertake a qualitative study investigating the circumstances in which different antisocial behaviour interventions are most effective. Antisocial behaviour orders are just one of these. The outcome is to be published in 2008.