§ 15. Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards regional Government in England.[14855]
§ Mr. CabornWe will shortly be publishing a White Paper on the regions setting out the Government's detailed proposals for taking forward the regional agenda in England.
§ 28. Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the discussions he has had with interested organisations on proposals for regional government.[14869]
§ Mr. CabornWe have received around 1,500 responses to the issues paper on regional development agencies which we published on 11 June. The White Paper on the Regions which we will be publishing shortly will set out the Government's detailed proposals for taking forward the regional agenda in England.