Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 October 2001. It was answered by Sally Keeble (Labour) on Monday, 22 October 2001 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the management information systems used by Foundations; and when it is planned to be fully implemented.

Answer: Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the management information systems used by "Foundations"; and when it is planned to be fully implemented. [9546] Ms Keeble: My Department contracted "Foundations", the national co-ordinating body for home improvement agencies, to develop a single management information system to assist the monitoring and benchmarking of agencies' performance. The system has now been fully implemented and, on 20 September, "Foundations" distributed performance data for the year ended 31 March 2001 to all grant-funded agencies and their sponsoring local authorities.

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