§ Ms LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to publish the Summary of Departmental Investment Strategies in the White Paper, Public Services for the Future: Modernisation, Reform, Accountability, (Cm. 4181). [80717]
§ Mr. MilburnDepartmental Investment Strategies (DISs) set out how the additional resources allocated to finance capital projects in the Comprehensive Spending Review will be managed in order to deliver the Government's objectives. DISs also provide a statement of how Departments make the best use of their existing asset base. Each Department has included a summary of its DIS in its Departmental Report and has made arrangements for the full text of their DIS to be published.
The Government today published a document entitled "Departmental Investment Strategies: A Summary" which provides an overview of the DISs published by Departments. Copies are available in the Vote Office.