This plan sets out the ambitious - but achievable - milestones we
aim to reach by the end of this Parliament.
This government was elected to deliver change. To improve the
lives of working people and strengthen our country. Here we set
out our long-term plan to achieve that.
Our missions - growing the economy, an NHS fit for the future,
safer streets, opportunity for all, and making Britain a clean
energy superpower - are part of a decade of national renewal,
built on the foundations of a stable economy, secure borders and
national security.
Strong
Foundations
Kickstarting Economic
Growth
An NHS Fit for the
Future
Safer Streets
Break Down Barriers to
Opportunity
Make Britain a Clean Energy
Superpower
Having already made significant progress on our missions since
July - fixing the foundations of the country and kicking off the
first steps - these
milestones are fundamental to the success of our long-term
missions.
To make sure change is felt by working people across the country
over the course of this Parliament,
we must focus our missions - prioritising clear, measurable
milestones for each:
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Raising living standards in every part of the United
Kingdom, so working people have more money in their
pocket as we aim to deliver the highest sustained growth in the
G7.
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Building 1.5 million homes in England and fast-tracking
planning decisions on at least 150 major economic
infrastructure projects - more than the last 14 years combined.
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Ending hospital backlogs to meet the NHS
standard of 92% of patients in England waiting no longer than
18 weeks for elective treatment.
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Putting police back on the beat with a named
officer for every neighbourhood, and 13,000 additional
officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood roles
in England and Wales.
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Giving children the best start in life, with a
record 75% of 5-year-olds in England ready to learn when they
start school.
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Securing home-grown energy, protecting
billpayers, and putting us on track to at least 95% Clean Power
by 2030, while accelerating the UK to net zero.
Any one of our milestones would be challenging on their own.
Taken together they are the most ambitious yet honest programme
for government in a generation.
We are not choosing targets that are easily reached. Instead, we
are choosing stretch goals that will make the biggest difference
to people's lives as we deliver a decade of national renewal.
To achieve these milestones, we will need to make tough
decisions. The Autumn Budget took the necessary steps to restore
economic stability and repair the public finances, and we had
already made those difficult decisions, for example in
means-testing winter fuel payments.
These are not easy choices, but they are necessary trade-offs to
deliver the priorities of working people, while taking a
responsible approach to public finances which is required for
long-term economic growth.
The Autumn Budget was a once-in-a-Parliament budget to wipe the
slate clean to deliver stability. We know we cannot simply tax
and spend our way to better public services and delivery of these
milestones, nor will we pursue them at any cost. That is why our
focus will be on reform to ensure that we are delivering these
milestones efficiently and through the best use of taxpayer
money.
Through taking a zero-based approach to our next Spending Review
in spring, we will look at every line of government spending to
prioritise our first steps and the milestones. Where programmes
do not represent value for money or deliver on their outcomes, we
will take the necessary decisions to find savings, as the
government did in ending the Rwanda scheme and scrapping outdated
military capabilities.
The milestones outlined here relate to areas that the UK
government has a direct role in delivering. As we deliver these
milestones, where they are devolved matters, we will work in
partnership to share best practice and align effort.
Publishing these now will galvanise the effort of government and
the country, and will mean every person in this country can see
exactly how we measure up to the things that matter to them.
We will not get everything right. No government can. But
accountability is vital.
