§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the results of the recent external evaluation of the inner cities task forces programme.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe evaluation of the task forces in Spitalfields, London, Chapeltown and Harehills, Leeds, and Hartlepool was undertaken by PA Cambridge Economic Consultants. Its report is published today. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House.
I am very pleased to see that this independent evaluation concludes
In tackling severe people-related problems and deep-seated market failure in the worst part of our inner city areas, the task force programme has demonstrated imagination, flair and flexibility.