Background to the Rural Delivery Review
These pages are provided as an archive of information leading up to the final publication of the review, including links to a number of Lord Haskins' statements and Press Releases. Lord Haskins' statement on publication of the report is available also here.
For information on the implementation of the Review, you should refer to the Rural Delivery Review homepage.
On 8 November 2002 the Minister of State for Rural Affairs, Alun Michael, announced the appointment of Lord Haskins to review the way in which the government’s rural policies are delivered. The Review will make recommendations on: simplifying responsibilities for rural delivery; maximising value for money; providing better, more streamlined services and helping to deliver Defra's rural priorities and Public Service Agreement target cost effectively.
| Lord Haskins and the Review team are independent of the agencies covered by the review. However, this website, and other administrative support has been provided by Defra. |
The Review will look at rural delivery arrangements at national, regional and local levels. As well as focusing on relevant parts of Defra, Lord Haskins and his team will consider the rural delivery activities of other agencies, including:
- Countryside Agency
- English Nature (in so far as their work relates to the delivery of Defra's rural policies)
- National Park Authorities
- Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Teams
- Regional Development Agencies
- Government Offices in the Regions
- Forestry Commission
- Small Business Service
- British Waterways
- Local authorities.
The Review was published on 11 November 2003.
Press Releases
- 24 February 2004 - Margaret Beckett confirms new agency will have strong independent status (65/04)
- 8 November 2003 - Help Us Shape Defra's Rural Strategy, Alun Michael tells Rural Affairs for England (467/03)
- 4 November 2003 - Margaret Beckett talks about England's rural future - challenges and priorities (458/03)
- 5 June 2003 - Chris Haskins calls for rural delivery to be brought closer to the customer
- 5 June 2003 - Defra Welcomes Guiding Principles of Lord Haskins' Rural Delivery Review (204/03)
- 20 December 2002 - Local people will have a strong voice in Rural Review - Haskins (531/02)
- 6 December 2002 - Review will improve Government delivery to rural areas (504/02)
- 8 November 2002 - Working in partnership to revive the rural economy (453/02)
Page last modified:
19 May, 2005
Page published: 10 December, 2002