Anti Social Behaviour Unit
Government Affairs Website
Environmental cost of extra housebuilding revealed
Press Review 1 June 2004
Treasury proposals to build more housing to reduce prices have come under fire for their potential environmental impact.
Brown's boost for inner cities
News Article 29 May 2004
Gordon Brown has pledged to create more jobs in Britain's inner cities.
Forum of Private Business
Government Affairs Website
Prescott warned over out-of-town ban
Press Review 18 May 2004
Deputy prime minister John Prescott's proposed relaxation of the ban on out-of-town shopping centres could jeopardise the revival of town and city centres.
Regeneration cash 'spent on red tape'
News Article 21 April 2004
Over £110 million of government cash set aside for regenerating run down communities has been spent on administration, the Liberal Democrats have said.
Prescott welcomes housing boost
News Article 7 April 2004
John Prescott has set out the latest developments in the government's plan to provide more affordable homes for key workers.
Prescott unveils brownfield plans
News Article 6 April 2004
The deputy prime minister has announced that up to 25,000 acres of brownfield land are to be converted into green space.
'No change' in out of town policy
Press Review 23 March 2004
Ministers have denied a change in policy regarding out of town shopping centres, after the wording of guidelines was subtley changed.
Chancellor changes rules on out of town centres
Press Review 22 March 2004
The chancellor has changed the rules governing out of town shopping centres be relaxed.
Prescott announces major housing target
News Article 21 March 2004
The government plans to give the green light to two million new homes over the next decade in a bid to reduce house price inflation, the deputy prime minister has announced.
Housing shortage denied
Press Review 8 March 2004
A report commissioned by the Campaign to Protect Rural England says today that there is no shortage of new homes in Britain and no need to approve green field sites for house building.
Rural planning faces 'moment of truth'
News Article 24 February 2004
The government's new proposals to improve the planning system will actually undermine it, rural campaigners have warned.
Encouraging assessment of Prescott's community plans
News Article 11 February 2004
John Prescott's flagship regeneration plan is providing value for money despite a series of problems, parliament's spending watchdog has said.
Mayor gives green light to housing boom
News Article 10 February 2004
London mayor Ken Livingstone has outlined plans for 30,000 extra homes in the Capital each year.
