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37.
Mr. McAllion
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement on progress under the Government's "next steps" agency initiatives.
Mr. Renton
The "next steps" initiative continues to make excellent progress; 34 agencies have now been established, and we expect that number to rise to 50 by this summer. By the end of the year we expect that "next steps" will apply to about half the civil service.