Treasury responds to the public鈥檚 view on the Programme for Government
Government Departments have responded to comments made by the public on the Coalition鈥檚 Programme for Government.
Government Departments have responded to comments made by the public on the Coalition鈥檚 Programme for Government.
Over 9,500 comments were published, showing a commitment by members the public - from all political persuasions and all walks of life - to shape the debate on the country鈥檚 future.
There were lively and informed debates on subjects as diverse as food labelling, the structure of local government and community energy projects.
Departments have now published responses to the comments for each section, explaining the Government鈥檚 position on the most popular subjects and setting out the next steps in realising the Programme鈥檚 vision.
In a video message Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said:
The response has been fantastic and I鈥檓 pleased to see people have really engaged with this process
I hope people will see that this is different, it鈥檚 a permanent change to the way we run government, and that it is worthwhile engaging in this kind of process in the future. It鈥檚 important for us in government to remember we don鈥檛 have all the answers.