§ 19. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of Government services delivered by Government agencies and other bodies operating at a regional level. [40137]
§ Mrs. RocheNo such assessment has been made but Government policy stresses the importance of providing public services that respond to users' needs, including area-based programmes that tackle the problems of particular localities.
There are currently 126 executive agencies providing a wide range of public services.
In addition, a wide range of public bodies also have responsibilities for the delivery of particular services at a local, regional or national levels.
The forthcoming White Paper on English Regional Governance will look at the relationships between some of these bodies and elected regional assemblies.