To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 14 of his Department's Resource Accounts for 2008-09, HC 449, which local government research projects have been (a) delayed and (b) cancelled. (294665)

A research project scheduled for 2008-09 on ‘The New Local Area Performance Framework estimation of impact’ was commissioned later than expected in September 2009. A project to study ‘Joint delivery of Public Services in an Area’ was no longer required due to the emergence of initiatives such as the total place pilots.