Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman QC MP said that the themes, contained in a Green Paper, Preparing Britain for the Future - the Draft Legislative Programme, reflected the direction of the Government. These are:
- Economic stability: the Government's first priority is to ensure that the economy and the British people weather tough times and are well prepared for future opportunities and challenges. To that end, the Government is taking important steps to address the impact of issues in the credit and housing markets, and to ensure that all workers are fairly treated as they seek to support their families;
- Making the most of potential: by increasing investment in education, skills and work support to ensure that the benefits of economic growth are available to all, not just some, and build on the Government's support for families;
- Personalised and improved public services: the Government will continue to invest in better services, but also make changes to put users in control of the services they receive, and how and when they get them;
- Handing power back to people: the people of the United Kingdom want to work with Government to enable it to deliver for them. By giving people and local communities more say in how their neighbourhoods, towns and cities are run, this will ensure that the Government acts for and with the people.
The formal public consultation for the Draft Legislative Programme (DLP), which includes 17 Bills and other non-legislative action, will run for 12 weeks and end on 6 August 2008. There will be a focus on key stakeholders in each region.
For further information about the Draft Legislative Programme , to comment on it or to see what is what going on in the South West follow the links below:
