Genie Turton has taken over from Robin Young as the new Director of the Government Office for London. The Office brings together the London regional offices of the Departments of Trade and Industry, the Department for Education and Employment (Training Enterprise and Education Directorate) and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. 

The Government has signalled a further move to addressing issues which span administrative boundaries with the announcement of the new Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said: “The challenge is to search for solutions which combine social and environmental improvements while promoting economic growth, employment and regional competitiveness.