Reviews (Hansard, 27 April 1998)

§ The Prime Minister

Information on the cost of reviews is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, in many cases reviews have been carried out as part of normal departmental business. A list of the reviews announced by the Government since 1 May has been placed in the Library.

List of Reviews announced by the Government since 1 May 1998

Review of the Crown Prosecution Service

Review of International Development policy leading to the publication of a White Paper

Review of civil justice and legal aid
Review of welfare services to the courts
Review of enforcement of civil court judgments Study and evaluation of current tax appeals systems
Review of Lord Chancellor's Department funding for marriage support and research services
Review of the UK legislation controlling the disposal of animal waste
Review of the public analyst service in England and Wales
Review of salmon and freshwater fisheries
Review of the future funding of regulatory arrangements for pesticides
Review of the current rules on quarantine of imported pet animals
Review of the Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance Scheme Review of the Home Grown Cereals Authority
Review of the rates and structure of aid to farmers under the Organic Aid Scheme
Review of arrangements for enforcing the rules on the welfare of animals exported live to the Continent
Review of the Milk Development Council Review of fishing vessel licensing
Review of the threshold exempting employers with fewer than 20 employees from the employment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Review of the Qualifications Appeals Systems
Review of the Bureaucratic Burden on Teachers
Review of Pensions
Review of Welfare
Review of the Women's National Commission
Review of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information
Review of Quangos
Review of the Charter Programme
Review of the existing Drugs Strategy
Review of the United Kingdom's position under various international human rights instruments
Review of policy towards the remaining UK Overseas Territories
Review of the criteria used in considering licence applications for the export of conventional arms

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Strategic Defence Review
Review of the arrangements for compensating service personnel (or their dependants) and for the payment of Death and Invaliding Benefit
Review of Information Services: Northern Ireland Office
Review of Trust Ports in Northern Ireland
Review of the 1993 Strategy for the Support of the Voluntary Sector and for Development in Northern Ireland
Review of the District Councils' Community Services Programme
Review of Training Centres and Further Education Colleges in Northern Ireland
Fundamental Review of the Economic Development Strategy in Northern Ireland
Review of the Industrial Development Support Services: Northern Ireland
Policy review of the Youth Service: Northern Ireland Review of the law relating to surrogacy
Review of the evidence relating to silicon breast implants
Review of the breast cancer screening programme in Devon and the implications for the breast cancer screening programme as a whole
Strategic review of health services in London
Review of the latest information available on inequalities in health
Independent review of proposals for the transfer of bulk blood processing and testing from Liverpool to Manchester
NHS Charter Advisory Group (Review of NHS Charter) Review of the National Curriculum in Wales
Strategic review of the Welsh Trunk Road Programme
Review of the role of the Welsh Language Board in Welsh Education
Review of the number and shape of NHS Trusts in Wales
Review of economic regeneration Wales
Welsh Office Review of planning policy for opencast coal mining Comprehensive Spending review
Review of the North Sea Fiscal Regime
Review of capital gains taxation
Review of charities' taxation
Review of leakage and avoidance of direct taxes
Review of alcohol and tobacco duties
Review of the Venture Capital Trust Scheme and Enterprise Investment Scheme
Review of tax and benefits Review of landfill tax
Review on the revenue effect of a reduced rate of VAT for energy efficient materials and alternative options for targeted relief to help those on low incomes to save energy
Review of Private Finance machinery
Review of research and development
Review of the calculation of Vehicle Excise Duty for lorries
Further review of the capital gains of companies
Home Office and Northern Ireland Office Review to consider
Permanent UK-wide counter-terrorism legislation
Review of the law relating to bribery and corruption
Strategic review of National Police Training
Interdepartmental review of police pensions
Review of arrangements for confiscation of criminal assets
Review of fire-fighters pension scheme
Review of community fire safety
Review of prison nursing services

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Review of long-term future of Prison Service health care
Review of Prison Service Drug Strategy
Review of Prisons Investigation Strategy
Review of the operation of release of prisoners on temporary licence
Review of Government proposals for youth justice
Review of measures to deal with anti-social behaviour
Review of measures to deal with protection of communities from known sex offenders who pose a continuing risk
Review of measures on community safety
Inter-Departmental review of the treatment of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
Review of the future role of local civil protection in England and Wales
Review of the control of unscrupulous immigration advisers Review of immigration and asylum appeals
Working Party on Electoral Procedures
Comprehensive Review of the food-related scientific services in Scotland
Review into the system of land ownership and management in Scotland
Review of transport policy in Scotland
Review of the Scottish roads programme
Review of Skye Bridge tolls
Review of countryside access legislation in Scotland
Review to identify areas of Scotland appropriate for designation as National Parks
Review of the Scottish water industry
Review of rural water and sewerage grant scheme
Review of Gaelic broadcasting
Scottish Enterprise Strategy review
Review of the Scottish Awards Agency for Scotland
Review of Scottish Homes' Support for Owner Occupation
Review of Scottish Homes' support for rented housing
Commission on Local Government and Scottish Parliament
Review of the Post Office
Audit of the Foresight Programme (a programme to bring together businesses, Government and academia to identify market and technology opportunities for the future)
Review of new and renewable energy
Review of clean coal technology
Review of utilities regulation
Review of electricity trading arrangements
Review of energy sources for power regeneration
Review of company law
Review of film policy
Review of arrangements for celebrating the Millennium
Review of the National Lottery, leading to the publication of a White Paper
Review of policy on admission charging by national museums. (Now subsumed within the Comprehensive Spending Review)
Review of the list of nationally important sporting events which must be made available on free-to-air terrestrial TV channels
Independent review of the future of the Royal Opera House companies and the English National Opera
Review of rolling stock leasing market
Review of policy on chemicals in environment
Review of the National Air Quality Strategy
Review of the Pilotage Act
Review of the water charging system and the water abstraction licensing system

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Review of UK sustainable development strategy
Fundamental review of transport policy
Review of compulsory competitive tendering regulations and guidance
Financial management and policy review of the Local Government Commission
Review of political restrictions on local government officers
Review of the conveyancy process