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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1993
GOOD UP A BRANCHES
WAS 1 GAVE MANY UNDERTAKINGS IN MY SPEECH, ON THESE ISSUES. I KEEN THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE SIMPLY PAPER PROMISES; I WANTED TO BE IN A POSITION TO COME BACK TO YOU AFTER A YEAR AND TELL YOU WHERE WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS AND, IF THERE WERE AREAS WHERE PROGRESS WAS NOT ENOUGH, TO TELL YOU WHAT WE WERE DOING ABOUT IT. SO I'VE SET DETAILED SYSTEM OF PROGRESS-CHASING UNDER WHICH THE RELEVANT AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CIVIL SERVICE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO REPORT
THE REGULAR INTERVALS HOW THEY ARE DOING IN MEETING
THEY UNDERTAKINGS IN THE POLICY ADDRESS FOR WHICH
I'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE FIRST ROUND OF FEEDBACK.
THAT REMEMBER STILL HAVE PLENTY OF WORK TO DO.
ADDRESS WAS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME SO THIS IS FOR COMPLACENCY. BUT I AM PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS SO FAR LET ME GIVE YOU JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.
AT ME TARGETS AND RESPONSIBLE.
OF
COURSE WE
AGENDA SET OUT IN THE TIME
SPECIFIC
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IN THE HEALTH SECTOR, WE REMAIN ON TARGET FOR PROVIDING 4,200
HOSPITAL ADDITIONAL
AND EXPANDING BEDS, OPENING 13 NEW CLINICS EXISTING CLINICS BY 1997. WE SET OURSELVES SOME INTERNAL TARGETS BE MET BY DECEMBER 1992. I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE MET THEM. INCLUDED INTRODUCING AN ADVANCE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM FOR PATIENTS IN 49 GENERAL CLINICS, AND INSTALLING INDIVIDUAL RECORD SYSTEMS IN 26 OUT-PATIENT CLINICS. WE ALSO COMPLETED TWO CLINICS DURING THIS PERIOD.
ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE SIDE, AGAIN WE ARE ON TARGET FOR
UNDERTAKINGS IN THE ADDRESS BY MAJOR
1997.
3,930
DISABILITIES,
MEETING EXTRA ADDITIONAL
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HAVE
VERY
ALL THE
PLACES RESIDENTIAL
FOR PEOPLE WITH
3,760 WORKSHOP AND DAY-CENTRE PLACES FOR THE MENTALLY-HANDICAPPED, ADDITIONAL HOME-HELP TEAMS, AND SO ON. SINCE OCTOBER, PREMISES BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE
AND CENTRES PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH SERVICE DELIVERY AGENCIES то ENSURE THAT THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES WE HAVE PROMISED WILL BE AVAILABLE.
MADE
OF AN WE
ABOUT THE I KNOW THAT A NUMBER OF YOU WISH TO ASK QUESTIONS HOUSING
ARE MAKING AND ENVIRONMENT SECTORS TODAY. ON HOUSING, WE
NEW PUBLIC SECTOR GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING OUR TARGETS FOR FLATS. SOME 2,800 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE THE BEGINNING NOVEMBER.
WE ARE ON TARGET TO MEET OUR UNDERTAKING TO BUILD AVERAGE OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED FLATS A DAY BETWEEN NOW AND 1997. ARE ALSO ON TARGET FOR RE-HOUSING. BY 1997, THREE-QUARTERS OF THOSE IN ALREADY EXISTING
RE-HOUSED TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS; 3,500 HAVE BEEN SINCE APRIL LAST YEAR. ON SANDWICH-CLASS HOUSING, SITES FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE INTERIM SCHEME HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
HAVE
WASTE IMPACT BEFORE STRATEGIC
ON ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES, CONTROLS ON MAJOR CHEMICAL BEEN
ENVIRONMENTAL BROUGHT INTO FORCE SINCE NOVEMBER. ASSESSMENTS ARE NOW BRING PROVIDED FOR ALL RELEVANT PAPERS PUT EXCO. THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF STAGES ONE TO FOUR OF THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
OTHER AREAS,
RATHER
I COULD REPORT EQUALLY ENCOURAGING PROGRESS IN SUCH AS EDUCATION, LAW AND ORDER, AND PERFORMANCE PLEDGES, BUT THAN USE UP MORE OF YOUR QUESTION TIME, ↑ WILL LEAVE IT TO YOU TO ME ABOUT THESE, IF YOU WISH.
ASK
/I WOULD