§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will review the role of English Partnerships in relation to the former new towns; [18792]
(2) if he will return the assets in new towns held by English Partnerships to local authorities; [18794]
(3) if he will ensure that regeneration of former new towns is assisted by reinvestment of assets realised by English Partnerships locally and without clawback. [18793]
§ Ms KeebleA review of all English Partnerships' activities is now under way. It is, of course, considering a wide range of issues, including EP's role in the former new towns and the future ownership of land there.
I expect the first part of the review to be completed by about Christmas, with a second part, looking in more detail at the implementation of the recommendations, ready by Easter 2002.