HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1862-3W
Mr. Liddell-Grainger

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many projects undertaken by the Strategy Unit since its creation have had a direct impact on(a) the Bridgwater parliamentary constituency and (b) the South West; and what assessment he has made of their effect on those areas. [186539]

Mr. Milburn

The Strategy Unit carries out a range of functions includinglong-term strategic reviews of major areas of policy; studies of cross-cutting policy issues; working with Departments to promote strategic thinking and improve policy-making across Whitehall; and work to improve the quality and standards of Government social research.

A full list of the unit's projects is available on its website at www.strategy.gov.uk.

No assessment of the regional impact of the unit's work has been carried out.

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