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Connecting England a framework for regional development: final report of the TCPA-appointed Hetherington Commission on the Future Development Needs and Priorities of England

By: Language: English Publication details: London TCPA 2006Subject(s): LOC classification:
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Online resources: Summary: Argues the urgent need to create a development framework for England. Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and most western European countries already have one. The commission recommends creating a nationally agreed infrastructure framework, managing the regional impacts of local decisions, region-proofing government investment decisions, ensuring best value in Whitehall spending, delivering major projects more effectively and helping realise national policies for economic growth, social justice and the environment.

Argues the urgent need to create a development framework for England. Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and most western European countries already have one. The commission recommends creating a nationally agreed infrastructure framework, managing the regional impacts of local decisions, region-proofing government investment decisions, ensuring best value in Whitehall spending, delivering major projects more effectively and helping realise national policies for economic growth, social justice and the environment.