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03/11/2011
UK 'Lacks Regeneration Plans'
A Parliamentary report has revealed that the Government does not have an 'action plan' for the regeneration of England’s most deprived communities.
The collapse of private and state investment in regeneration since the economic crisis hit in 2008 has left projects across the UK stalled.
It has now been revealed that the Government does not have an adequate strategy for regeneration.
The House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee said the Government's regeneration strategy, published in January this year, provides "little confidence" that ministers have a clear plan for addressing the country's regeneration needs.
The Committee continued: "It lacks strategic direction and is unclear about the nature of the problem it is trying to solve.
"It focuses overwhelmingly upon the achievement of economic growth, giving little emphasis to the specific issues faced by deprived communities and areas of market failure."
The committee warns that by ignoring regeneration the Government could be just storing up problems for the future.
(LB)
The collapse of private and state investment in regeneration since the economic crisis hit in 2008 has left projects across the UK stalled.
It has now been revealed that the Government does not have an adequate strategy for regeneration.
The House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee said the Government's regeneration strategy, published in January this year, provides "little confidence" that ministers have a clear plan for addressing the country's regeneration needs.
The Committee continued: "It lacks strategic direction and is unclear about the nature of the problem it is trying to solve.
"It focuses overwhelmingly upon the achievement of economic growth, giving little emphasis to the specific issues faced by deprived communities and areas of market failure."
The committee warns that by ignoring regeneration the Government could be just storing up problems for the future.
(LB)
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