To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the Tyne and Wear City Region Development Programme under the Northern Way; what the implementation and management arrangements are for the programme; and how hon. Members from the Tyne and Wear City Region and their constituents will be consulted on the programme. [32269]

A copy of the Tyne and Wear City Region Development Programme (CROP) and its annexes can be found on the Northern Way website at http://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/cityregions.html

The Tyne and Wear CROP has been prepared by the Tyne and Wear City Region Working Group at the request of the Northern Way. The implementation and management of the CROP are a matter for the working group in discussion with the Northern Way. It is also a matter for the working group to make any decisions on how they further consult with their stakeholders on the programme.