Recommendation 4
We are pleased that the Government has now responded
to the problems which may have resulted from having significant
differences in the level of support given to Severely Disadvantaged
Areas and the rest of England. (Paragraph 19)
The Government welcomes the Committee's comment on
this. We accepted that the original decision to divide England
into 2 regions (the Severely Disadvantage Area (SDA) and outside
the SDA) would have had some unintended adverse affects. This
is why we listened to our key stakeholders and agreed to a small
refinement which all key stakeholders support. This demonstrates
the Government's commitment to work in partnership with key stakeholders
that are affected by these changes.
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