-DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS: Best councils to light the way for change

M2 Presswire, July, 1998

M2 PRESSWIRE-9 July 1998-DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS: Best councils to light the way for change (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:080798 Commitment to the future of local government will be at the heart of the Government's forthcoming White Paper, Local Government Minister Hilary Armstrong said today.

In a keynote address to the Annual Conference of the Local Government Association, she spelt out how together, local and central government must harness the powerful forces of change. Speaking in Bournemouth, she said: "The White Paper will signal the Government's belief in effective, efficient, in-touch local councils. "Many councils are hungry for real change.This can not be imposed from the centre. The role of central government will be...