§ Sir Raymond PowellTo ask the Prime Minister what is the cost to date of the reviews set up by the Government since 1 May 1997; and if he will list each review. [38078]
§ The Prime MinisterInformation on the cost of reviews is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, in many cases reviews have been carried out as part of normal departmental business. A list of the reviews announced by the Government since 1 May has been placed in the Library.
List of Reviews announced by the Government since 1 May 1998
Review of the Crown Prosecution Service
Review of International Development policy leading to the publication of a White Paper
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- Review of civil justice and legal aid
- Review of welfare services to the courts
- Review of enforcement of civil court judgments Study and evaluation of current tax appeals systems
- Review of Lord Chancellor's Department funding for marriage support and research services
- Review of the UK legislation controlling the disposal of animal waste
- Review of the public analyst service in England and Wales
- Review of salmon and freshwater fisheries
- Review of the future funding of regulatory arrangements for pesticides
- Review of the current rules on quarantine of imported pet animals
- Review of the Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance Scheme Review of the Home Grown Cereals Authority
- Review of the rates and structure of aid to farmers under the Organic Aid Scheme
- Review of arrangements for enforcing the rules on the welfare of animals exported live to the Continent
- Review of the Milk Development Council Review of fishing vessel licensing
- Review of the threshold exempting employers with fewer than 20 employees from the employment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Review of the Qualifications Appeals Systems
- Review of the Bureaucratic Burden on Teachers
- Review of Pensions
- Review of Welfare
- Review of the Women's National Commission
- Review of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information
- Review of Quangos
- Review of the Charter Programme
- Review of the existing Drugs Strategy
- Review of the United Kingdom's position under various international human rights instruments
- Review of policy towards the remaining UK Overseas Territories
- Review of the criteria used in considering licence applications for the export of conventional arms
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- Strategic Defence Review
- Review of the arrangements for compensating service personnel (or their dependants) and for the payment of Death and Invaliding Benefit
- Review of Information Services: Northern Ireland Office
- Review of Trust Ports in Northern Ireland
- Review of the 1993 Strategy for the Support of the Voluntary Sector and for Development in Northern Ireland
- Review of the District Councils' Community Services Programme
- Review of Training Centres and Further Education Colleges in Northern Ireland
- Fundamental Review of the Economic Development Strategy in Northern Ireland
- Review of the Industrial Development Support Services: Northern Ireland
- Policy review of the Youth Service: Northern Ireland Review of the law relating to surrogacy
- Review of the evidence relating to silicon breast implants
- Review of the breast cancer screening programme in Devon and the implications for the breast cancer screening programme as a whole
- Strategic review of health services in London
- Review of the latest information available on inequalities in health
- Independent review of proposals for the transfer of bulk blood processing and testing from Liverpool to Manchester
- NHS Charter Advisory Group (Review of NHS Charter) Review of the National Curriculum in Wales
- Strategic review of the Welsh Trunk Road Programme
- Review of the role of the Welsh Language Board in Welsh Education
- Review of the number and shape of NHS Trusts in Wales
- Review of economic regeneration Wales
- Welsh Office Review of planning policy for opencast coal mining Comprehensive Spending review
- Review of the North Sea Fiscal Regime
- Review of capital gains taxation
- Review of charities' taxation
- Review of leakage and avoidance of direct taxes
- Review of alcohol and tobacco duties
- Review of the Venture Capital Trust Scheme and Enterprise Investment Scheme
- Review of tax and benefits Review of landfill tax
- Review on the revenue effect of a reduced rate of VAT for energy efficient materials and alternative options for targeted relief to help those on low incomes to save energy
- Review of Private Finance machinery
- Review of research and development
- Review of the calculation of Vehicle Excise Duty for lorries
- Further review of the capital gains of companies
- Home Office and Northern Ireland Office Review to consider
- Permanent UK-wide counter-terrorism legislation
- Review of the law relating to bribery and corruption
- Strategic review of National Police Training
- Interdepartmental review of police pensions
- Review of arrangements for confiscation of criminal assets
- Review of fire-fighters pension scheme
- Review of community fire safety
- Review of prison nursing services
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- Review of long-term future of Prison Service health care
- Review of Prison Service Drug Strategy
- Review of Prisons Investigation Strategy
- Review of the operation of release of prisoners on temporary licence
- Review of Government proposals for youth justice
- Review of measures to deal with anti-social behaviour
- Review of measures to deal with protection of communities from known sex offenders who pose a continuing risk
- Review of measures on community safety
- Inter-Departmental review of the treatment of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
- Review of the future role of local civil protection in England and Wales
- Review of the control of unscrupulous immigration advisers Review of immigration and asylum appeals
- Working Party on Electoral Procedures
- Comprehensive Review of the food-related scientific services in Scotland
- Review into the system of land ownership and management in Scotland
- Review of transport policy in Scotland
- Review of the Scottish roads programme
- Review of Skye Bridge tolls
- Review of countryside access legislation in Scotland
- Review to identify areas of Scotland appropriate for designation as National Parks
- Review of the Scottish water industry
- Review of rural water and sewerage grant scheme
- Review of Gaelic broadcasting
- Scottish Enterprise Strategy review
- Review of the Scottish Awards Agency for Scotland
- Review of Scottish Homes' Support for Owner Occupation
- Review of Scottish Homes' support for rented housing
- Commission on Local Government and Scottish Parliament
- Review of the Post Office
- Audit of the Foresight Programme (a programme to bring together businesses, Government and academia to identify market and technology opportunities for the future)
- Review of new and renewable energy
- Review of clean coal technology
- Review of utilities regulation
- Review of electricity trading arrangements
- Review of energy sources for power regeneration
- Review of company law
- Review of film policy
- Review of arrangements for celebrating the Millennium
- Review of the National Lottery, leading to the publication of a White Paper
- Review of policy on admission charging by national museums. (Now subsumed within the Comprehensive Spending Review)
- Review of the list of nationally important sporting events which must be made available on free-to-air terrestrial TV channels
- Independent review of the future of the Royal Opera House companies and the English National Opera
- Review of rolling stock leasing market
- Review of policy on chemicals in environment
- Review of the National Air Quality Strategy
- Review of the Pilotage Act
- Review of the water charging system and the water abstraction licensing system
- Review of UK sustainable development strategy
- Fundamental review of transport policy
- Review of compulsory competitive tendering regulations and guidance
- Financial management and policy review of the Local Government Commission
- Review of political restrictions on local government officers
- Review of the conveyancy process