HC Deb 10 April 2000 vol 348 cc2-3W
Mr. Hopkins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what encouragement his Department is providing for the regeneration of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. [117869]

Ms Beverley Hughes

A framework version of our national strategy for the regeneration of deprived communities will be published shortly, with a final version emerging later in the year. In the meantime, new ideas, new approaches and existing best practice are already being identified with our New Deal for Communities partnerships, one of which is now forming for the Marsh Farm Estate in Luton, and with other regeneration partnerships across the country.