The Prime Minister has published a plan for “Building Britain’s Future” which aims to make Britain a “fairer, stronger and more prosperous society”.
Visit Building Britain’s Future website
Building Britain’s Future – download the pdf
The document outlines the PM’s plan for economic recovery. It also charts the Government’s goals for renewing democracy, modernising national infrastructure and improving schools, hospitals and policing.
Speaking in Parliament today, Gordon Brown said now is the right time to “forge a new economic and constitutional settlement” for the UK.
He said:
“We will not walk away from people in challenging times. We will continue to fight for a fairer prosperity and a responsible society on the basis of our enduring values. This is not a job just for the Government but for the country as a whole.”
In a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon the PM outlined a range of Government commitments:
- Cleaning up politics by delivering a radical programme of democratic and constitutional reform, including further reform of the House of Lords
- Economic growth through an active industrial policy, including a £150 million Innovation Fund
- Affordable housing by targeting investment worth £1.5 billion over two years to deliver 20,000 new affordable homes and create 45,000 jobs in construction and related sectors
- Young people out of work for a year will have to take on a job, training or work experience
- More power for patients through enforceable health care entitlements such as hospital treatment within 18 weeks, access to cancer specialists within two weeks and free health-checks for those aged 40-74
- More power for parents by guaranteeing individually tailored education for all children
- Local people to have more say on local policing and crime prevention, CCTV and on how offenders pay back the community
- A low carbon future through energy efficiency and renewable energy plus incentives for low carbon transport.
In the coming months the Government will release plans for other key areas, including transport, infrastructure, financial services, social care, climate change and energy, life sciences and constitutional reform.
Read the Government’s Draft Legislative Programme for the next Parliamentary session.
Read the PM’s Statement on Building Britain’s Future
Watch the statement on Number 10 TV (Statements tab)
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