Urban renewal plan, at a glance

The details of John Prescott's Urban White Paper.

A review of planning policy guidance to put "urban renaissance" at the heart of the planning system.

Learning and Skills Council with a budget of £5.5bn a year - an increase of £600m.

Homes for key workers - with £250m over three years to help them buy homes.

Twelve more urban regeneration companies to tackle the hardest hit local areas in every region.

Five more millennium communities, similar to the Greenwich millennium village, to be built.

Councils to work through local strategic partnerships to produce action plans for improving a towns and cities.

Urban summit to take place in 2002 to take stock of progress.

A `state of the cities' report will be published in 2005.

Tough targets for reducing crime.

Additional funding for the police and a 10 year drug strategy.

An action plan for neighbourhood renewal including a fund of £800m.

Tax credits for companies cleaning up contaminated land amounting to £300,000 for £1m of expenditure.

Capital allowances of 100% for the creation of flats over shops in a bid to create more homes.

VAT reforms to encourage the conversion of properties for residential use.

The removal of stamp duty from all property transactions in disadvantaged areas.