Damian Collins
In the United States there is a programme called Badges for Baseball—all these programmes have snappy names—in which the police organise baseball and softball league games directly with young people. Does the Minister feel that there may be additional scope for police to be directly involved with such programmes in the UK?
Nick Herbert
The Positive Futures programme will continue until the end of 2013; thereafter, elected police and crime commissioners will have a budget that they can distribute for similar programmes, should they so choose.
[Official Report, 6 December 2011, Vol. 537, c. 24-5WH.]
Letter of correction from Nick Herbert:
An error has been identified in the response given to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins).
The correct response should have been:
Nick Herbert
The Positive Futures programme will continue until the end of March 2013; thereafter, elected police and crime commissioners will have a budget that they can distribute for similar programmes, should they so choose.