Executive's main priorities

Growing as a Community:

Growing as a Community:

Promoting equality and human rights; renewing disadvantaged neighbourhoods; improving community relations.

Working for a Healthier People:

Modernising hospital and primary care services; integrating people with disabilities; promoting children's health.

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Investing in Education and Skills:

Providing high-quality education; enabling people to update skills; supporting socially excluded to return to the workforce.

Securing a Competitive Economy:

Improving communications, energy and infrastructure; attracting inward investment; promoting tourism; regenerating rural economies; protecting consumers and the environment.

Relations

Developing North-South, East-West and International Relations.

Working Together:

Making government more accountable and efficient.

The five executive funds totalling £360 million sterling to finance these initiatives over the next three years are: the Social Inclusion/Community Regeneration Fund; the Service Modernisation Fund; the New Directions Fund; the Infra structure/Capital Renewal Fund and the Children's Fund