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COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE AND PERSONNEL

Room 419
Parliament Buildings
Stormont
BELFAST
BT4 3XX

Tel No: 028 90521843
Fax No: 028 90520360
E-mail: committee.finance&personnel@niassembly.gov.uk

28 November 2007

Danny Kennedy MLA
Chairperson
Committee for First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Dear Mr Kennedy

Draft Programme for Government 2008-11 and Draft Investment Strategy 2008-2018

Introduction

Draft Programme for Government 2008 – 2011

Strategic Priorities

Priority: Deliver Modern High Quality and Efficient Public Services

Key Goals

Public Service Agreements (PSAs)

PSA 11 - Driving Investment and Sustainable Development

Objective 4 – Support the wider public sector in taking account of sustainable development principles when procuring works, supplies and services

PSA 20 - Improving Public Services

Objective 1 – Deliver a programme of Civil Service reform

Objective 4 – Promote and improve access to public services and information in Northern Ireland

PSA 21 - Enabling Efficient Government

Objective 1 – Support the First and deputy First Minister in leading the Executive

Objective 2 – Build the capacity of the Civil Service to deliver the Government’s priorities by improving leadership, skills, professionalism, diversity and equality

Objective 3 – To ensure public expenditure is managed effectively to deliver best value for the people of Northern Ireland

Objective 5 – Deliver value for money gains in Government procurement

The Committee has been informed that these targets are currently under discussion and therefore expects to see implementation dates in the revised PfG.

Draft Investment Strategy 2008 – 2018

General

Land and Property Services (LPS)

Central Energy Efficiency Fund

Workplace 2010

Review of Public Sector Sites/Role of Capital Realisation Taskforce

Monitoring Arrangements

Other Issues

Conclusion

Yours sincerely

Mitchel McLaughlin MLA
Chairperson
Committee for Finance and Personnel

cc:

Damien Martin
Joe Sloan
Norman Irwin, DFP