Rural Affairs

Implementation Plan

The Rural White Paper Implementation Plan was first published in March 2001, to set out the action on implementation and delivery of each of the measures announced in the White Paper, 'Our Countryside: the future, a fair deal for rural England'.

Rural White Paper implementation plan as at 30 April 2004.

The Implementation plan is a working document and can only be regarded as accurate on the date specified

The summary charts provide an overview of progress in implementing the measures announced in the Rural White Paper, Our Countryside: the future - A fair deal for England, as at 30 April 2004.

Summary of Progress on the Rural White Paper Implementation Plan

All figures are based on returns received from Other Government Departments and Stakeholders. All updates are as of 30 April 2004.

  • Number of commitments: 261
  • Number of commitments achieved: 193 (74%)
  • Number of commitments on track or on-going in terms of delivery: 48 (19%)
  • Number of commitments with revised target dates: 9 (3%)
  • Number of commitments overtaken: 11 (4%)

Click on the links below or on the left-hand side to view the documents, or download print-ready versions by clicking the Adobe Acrobat documents on the right-hand side.

Rural White Paper Implementation Plan
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Chapter 2: A New Standard for Village Services Download
Chapter 3: Vital Village Services Download
Chapter 4: Modern rural services Download
Chapter 5: An Affordable Home Download
Chapter 6: Flexible Local Transport Download
Chapter 7: Market Towns and a Thriving Local Economy Download
Chapter 8: A New Future for Farming Download
Chapter 9: Conserving and Enhancing Our Countryside Download
Chapter 10: Restoring and Maintaining Wildlife Diversity and the Natural Environment Download
Chapter 11: Increasing Enjoyment of the Countryside Download
Chapter 12: Local Power for Country Towns and Villages Download
Chapter 13: Thinking Rural Download
Chapter 14: Reviewing Progress Download

Page last modified: 19 May, 2005
Page published: 28 November 2000

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs