Joined-up Government

HC Deb 22 February 1999 vol 326 cc39-40W

Mr. Keith Simpson

To ask the Prime Minister if he will define the term, joined-up Government. [69484]

The Prime Minister

[holding answer 8 February 1999]The forthcoming White Paper on Modernising Government will set out the Government's vision for improving the way in which policy is developed and public services are designed and delivered. In central Government it means the different parts of Government working more closely together and across departmental and institutional boundaries than they have in the past. The work of the Social Exclusion Unit and Performance and Innovation Unit are examples of this approach being applied to Government. This approach is also reflected in local authorities, government agencies, voluntary and private organisations working together.