To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by police forces to reduce the fear of crime and to increase public confidence in their personal security in public places. (269105)

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Policing Green Paper: From the Neighbourhood to the National: Policing Our Communities Together which sets out the Government’s expectation that there will be a significant improvement in public confidence over the next three years.