To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on (a) programmes, (b) staffing, (c) administration and (d) publicity by the Safer and Stronger Communities Fund; and what estimate he has made of the number of people assisted by the fund. (317841)

The Safer and Stronger Communities Fund is allocated to local authorities through area-based grant. For the current spending period, £51.967 million was allocated in 2008-09 and £30.909 million in 2009-10, with an indicative allocation of £4.893 million in 2010-11. The SSCF is a non ring-fenced fund and local authorities have flexibility over how it is spent. It is therefore not possible to break down spend into programmes, staffing, administration and publicity.