To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress has been made in her Department's Growth Points programme; and if she will make a statement. (271579)

Through the Growth Points initiative the Government are responding positively to local partners who are keen to pursue sustainable growth. Allocations to growth point locations, announced in December 2008:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingsupply/growthareas/growthfundallocations/

were based on their programmes of development and we encourage these documents to be made available through the local authorities concerned. We are now asking local authorities to work closely with CLG and the Homes and Communities Agency to implement their programmes of development and effective partnership working will be particularly important during the current economic conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 76W, on regional planning and development, what timetable has been agreed for delivery of each of the remaining core strategies. (272335)

Core strategies form part of the Local Development Framework and part of the development plan for each local planning authority in conjunction with the regional spatial strategy.

The individual timetable for the completion of each local authority core strategy is contained in its Local Development Scheme, published on each local authority’s website, which sets out all development plan documents and has been agreed by the Secretary of State. According to these local development schemes, all core strategies should be adopted by August 2012.