HC Deb 13 July 2000 vol 353 c686W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action is being undertaken to implement the recommendations of the Performance and Innovation Unit report entitled "Adding It Up"; and if he will make a statement. [130314]

Mr. Andrew Smith

An implementation group, chaired by the Chief Economist in the Treasury Public Service Directorate, and including experts from different departments and from academia, is being set up to promote and follow up the 41 conclusions of the "Adding It Up" report. Action falls to HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office, the Office for National Statistics, and to departments; good progress is being made.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which stakeholders will be involved in decisions made on allocations of resources from the Evidence-Based Policy Fund; when he will announce the detailed use of the first tranche of funding; and if he will make a statement. [130315]

Mr. Andrew Smith

An implementation group, chaired by the Chief Economist in the Treasury Public Service Directorate, and including experts from different departments and from academia, is being set up to promote and follow up the conclusions of the "Adding It Up" report, and to advise upon the allocations of the Evidence-Based Policy Fund. Successful bids from the first tranche of funding will be announced in the autumn.

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