§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any plans to improve the management of the urban programme.
§ Mr. MoynihanMy Department has today issued a consultation paper to the local authority associations asking for their comments on our proposals for improving the operation of the urban programme management initiative. These proposals, most of which build on the existing best practices of the DOE and local authorities involved, are intended to maximise the impact of the resources dedicated to the urban programme by ensuring that inner area programmes are efficiently prepared, approved and delivered. I have laid a copy of this consultation paper in the Library of the House.