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Written statement made by Meg Munn (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 October 2006 in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


National Interest Mapping Services Agreement

I have today placed in the Library of the House copies of the report into the future of the National Interest Mapping Services Agreement (NIMSA) beyond 2006. NIMSA was established to fund mapping services that are in the national interest, but would not otherwise be provided by the market as they are not economically viable. NIMSA services have been provided by Ordnance Survey. As the agreement is due to expire, the Department for Communities and Local Government has given detailed consideration to the future of funding for mapping in the national interest. DCLG's decisions are presented in the report, which will be placed on the Department's website. While NIMSA will cease at the end of December 2006, DCLG will continue to support a national metadata service.


Secondary information

Type
Written statement
Reference
451 c7-8WS 
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Finance Maps Ordnance Survey
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written statement on www.publications.parliament.uk