My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Liam Byrne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Today the Government publish Working Together: Public Services on Your Side which sets out a long-term vision for public services and concrete measures for the year ahead.  The paper sets out the Government’s belief that more power should be given to citizens to personalise and control their services; more freedom should be given to frontline public servants in the delivery of services; and central government should be stronger in guaranteeing high quality services and also more efficient.

Copies of Working Together: Public Services On Your Side have been placed in the Vote Office and the Libraries of the House.