Welcome to the website for the Government Office for the South West
Draft Legislative Programme for 2008/09
Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister for the South West Region, has been holding consultation events on the Draft Legislative Programme for 2008/ 09 in the South West to find out what is important to the people of our region.
GOSW's Corporate Plan 2008-11 The GOSW Corporate Plan 2008-11 has now been published and can be downloaded from our Publications page here. The Plan describes key outcomes, how we will deliver these outcomes and how GOSW will measure success.
South West Parks and Green Spaces Recognised in Green Flag Awards (Fri Jul 18 12:13:49 BST 2008) The best parks and green spaces in the country have been announced by Baroness Andrews, including 52 in the South West. Sixty Two Authorities to Receive £31m Flood Funding (Fri Jul 18 11:37:22 BST 2008) Floods Recovery Minister John Healey has announced that 62 local authorities, including Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury and Swindon would receive a share of almost £31million to support their continued... Pioneering Carbon Trading Scheme to Promote School Energy Efficiency (Fri Jul 18 11:22:08 BST 2008) Carbon emissions from state schools are to be included in a pioneering carbon trading scheme for local authorities from April 2010, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has announced.
