§ Baroness Davidasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Policy Action Team 9 report on community self-help. [HL4797]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, (Lord Bassam of Brighton)The Policy Action Team 9 (PAT9) report on community self-help was one of 18 reports commissioned by the Social Exclusion Unit to come up with recommendations to tackle the unacceptable problems in England's poorest neighbourhoods. Since the publication of the PAT9 Report in September 1999, we have made good progress in implementing many of the recommendations, some of which have been included as key ideas of the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal. We have set out the key achievements in an annual report which also includes a look forward to the main action points for future work. A copy of the annual report will be placed in the Library.