Prime Minister (Sir ): This Government was
elected to deliver change. To strengthen our country, in an
increasingly volatile world, with a decade of national renewal.
This begins with the strong foundations of economic stability,
secure borders and national security. In dangerous times,
strengthening these foundations is ever more vital to the daily
task of securing the national interest. The Government has begun
this work, with a Budget that stabilised the economy, the
creation of a new Border Security Command and increased
investment in defence.
Building on these foundations, the Government has five national
missions to deliver a decade of national renewal. These missions
are our mandate, the priorities of working people:
- Kickstart economic growth.
- Build an NHS fit for the future.
- Safer streets.
- Break down the barriers to opportunity.
- Make Britain a clean energy superpower.
To deliver change requires relentless focus and prioritisation,
as well as tough decisions. This Government has already made such
decisions to restore economic stability, including reforming
agricultural property relief and means-testing the winter fuel
allowance.
But, change has begun. Even while we have inherited the
unprecedented twin challenges of crumbling public services and
crippled public finances. We have made headway on our first
steps: establishing Border Security Command; setting up Great
British Energy, cracking down on anti-social behaviour; and
beginning the work of recruiting 6,500 teachers in key subjects,
paid for by ending tax breaks for private schools.
Our missions represent a long-term plan for the country, an end
to the sticking-plaster policies of the past. They capture the
basic hope that Britain can get better. This Government has also
been clear that it will do things differently. That includes
being open and honest about what we will deliver.
That is why, today, I am pleased to lay in this House,
our Plan for Change.
Guided by our missions, this Plan for Change shows the
path towards a decade of national renewal. To drive us forward in
this Parliament, it sets clear milestones to track our progress
and allow the British people to hold us to account. These are our
milestones for change:
- 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.
- Rebuilding Britain with 1.5 million homes in England and
fast-tracking planning decisions on at least 150 major economic
infrastructure projects.
- Ending hospital backlogs to meet the NHS standard of 92% of
patients in England waiting no longer than 18 weeks for elective
treatment.
- 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.
Today, the Government has also announced £100 million funding in
2025/26 to support the initial delivery of 13,000 additional
police officers, PCSOs and special constables into neighbourhood
policing roles.
- Giving children the best start in life, with a record 75% of
five-year-olds in England ready to learn when they start school.
- 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.
These milestones for change are ambitious. Indeed, given the
appalling economic situation and state of public services we
inherited, meeting these milestones in this Parliament represents
a huge challenge. Together, they represent the most ambitious and
honest programme for government in a generation. But they are
achievable. And for the next five years, they will give our
country the stabilising certainty of a clear destination.
The Plan for Change is not just about government: these
are milestones for the entire country - a partnership between
public and private sectors, national and local government,
business and unions, alongside the whole of civil society.
And so I am pleased today, with the publication of our Plan
for Change, to invite Parliament, and the people of the
United Kingdom, to join us in this mission of national renewal.
