HC 466 - The Government's Productivity Plan
Author | : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2015 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780215090959 |
ISBN-13 | : 0215090950 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book HC 466 - The Government's Productivity Plan written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Government's Productivity Plan was launched in July 2015. The Government considers it to be the "first devoted sign of such a specific commitment to all the issues that are relevant for productivity". We welcome the Government's focus on productivity. When it comes to the success of British businesses and the UK economy, we share the aspiration of the Government that the Plan is a success. That is why our first announced inquiry was into the Plan and we will continue to scrutinise its implementation throughout the Parliament. However we are concerned that the document has been described by many businesses as being too vague and long a document to be practical, and that its lack of specific and measurable policies means that there is a risk that the document is destined to collect dust on bookshelves across Whitehall. We have recommended that the Government produces a clear supplementary document outlining the proposed implementation and measure of success of each policy in the Productivity Plan. The Chancellor of the Exchequer published his Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 towards the end of our inquiry and we conclude this Report by considering whether and how that Review has moved the Productivity Plan forward.