Statement: Smarter government
8 December 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Liam Byrne, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, made a statement to the Commons on Government plans for putting frontline services first by employing smarter government
- Video and Audio: Statement: Smarter government
- Commons Hansard: Smarter government
- About Parliament: Ministerial Statements
- Command Paper: Putting the frontline first: smarter government
Mr Byrne said that the aim of the Government's plans was to:
- strengthen the role of citizens and civic society
- recast the relationship between the centre and the frontline
- streamline central government for sharper delivery