HC Deb 14 December 1999 vol 341 cc111-2W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the current work programme of the Performance and Innovation Unit including(a) the titles of all reports in preparation and their expected publication dates and (b) any further subjects due to be examined by the unit during the period 2000 to 2002. [101180]

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 6 December 1999]: The Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) is currently undertaking the following studies:

Accountability and incentives for joined-up Government.The role of central Government at the regional and local level.Objectives for rural economies.Active ageing.The use of analysis and modelling in central Government.Longer term strategic challenges facing the Government.The pursuit and seizure of criminal assets.The Post Office network.Social, health, environmental and trade objectives on the global stage.Strategic options for the electronic delivery of Government services.

The PIU aims to publish reports from the first five projects over the next two months. Decisions arising from the further projects will be made public in due course.

Further PIU projects have not been decided.