Forum Brief: Local Government Bill
Policy Consultation 27 November 2002
Top performing councils will be released from Whitehall control under plans published in the Local Government Bill yesterday.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Housing
Policy Consultation 13 November 2002
The government has announced in the Queen's Speech that draft legislation will be published to improve both housing standards and standards of management of private rented accommodation by landlords.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Planning
Policy Consultation 13 November 2002
John Prescott will be responsible for a new planning bill in the next session of parliament.
Forum Brief: House of Commons reform
Policy Consultation 30 October 2002
MPs have narrowly backed Robin Cook's modernisation of the House of Commons.
Forum Brief: London conservation
Policy Consultation 23 October 2002
English Heritage has warned that London's parks and squares are "scandalously under-funded".
Forum Brief: House building
Policy Consultation 11 October 2002
The number of new houses being built dropped 10 per cent on the previous quarter, according to figures released yesterday.
Forum Brief: Rural survey
Policy Consultation 1 August 2002
The impact of foot and mouth is could be forcing farmers to sell their land, according to the latest rural market survey.
Forum Brief: Regeneration report
Policy Consultation 31 July 2002
A committee of MPs has today criticised the government for failing to find money for urban regeneration.
Forum Brief: Planning and housing
Policy Consultation 19 July 2002
The deputy prime minister has abandoned plans to allow parliament to approve major infrastructure projects, such as new motorways or airport runways.
Forum Brief: CSR - Agriculture sector response
Policy Consultation 16 July 2002
Extra investment of more than £500 million over three years in sustainable farming has been announced by chancellor Gordon Brown.
Forum Brief: CAP reform
Policy Consultation 10 July 2002
The European Commission has today set out plans for radical reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Forum Brief: Housing shortage
Policy Consultation 20 June 2002
More money is needed to build new homes and a relaxation of planning controls will be vital if the current housing crisis is to be eased, Lord Rooker said yesterday.
Surveyors attack regeneration of no go areas
Press Review 28 May 2002
Forum Brief: Housing review
Policy Consultation 27 May 2002
Britain should adopt European style mortgages that offer fixed rates over the whole term, according to a new report.
Housing boom goes on
News Article 18 April 2002
Britain's housing boom continued unabated in the first three months of this year.
