§ 15. Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what arrangements he has made to monitor the performance of regional development agencies. [120154]
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§ Ms ArmstrongWe developed an interim evaluation and performance monitoring framework for the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) prior to their establishment on 1 April last year. This framework included a set of core indicators that reflected the purposes for which the RDAs were set up, to be used by the RDAs in developing their regional strategies.
We undertook to review the interim framework within 18 months of the establishment of the RDAs, and we have recently started to take this review forward.