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Coalition government pledge audit set to be published Coalition government pledge audit set to be published
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David Cameron and Nick Clegg are set to publish a dossier detailing progress on hundreds of pledges made by the coalition government.David Cameron and Nick Clegg are set to publish a dossier detailing progress on hundreds of pledges made by the coalition government.
The document is expected to show that the vast majority of aims have been met but acknowledge some have been missed.The document is expected to show that the vast majority of aims have been met but acknowledge some have been missed.
The Daily Telegraph href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9789256/Coalition-misses-70-election-pledges.html" >predicted that it would be released on Wednesday. It was expected to be released as part of the Mid-Term Review, unveiled by the Prime Minister and deputy PM on Monday.
The new dossier is understood to be an annexe to the coalition's Mid-Term Review, which was unveiled by the prime minister and his deputy on Monday. Downing Street deny that it was held back to avoid damaging media coverage of the two leaders' press conference.
Mr Clegg last month promised to publish a "candid" audit of the government's performance, but this did not feature in the Mid-Term Review. href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20709389" >Mr Clegg last month promised to publish a "candid" audit of the government's performance as part of a Mid-Term Review "which would surprise on the upside".
However, it is understood a document detailing each of the 480 measures in the 2010 coalition agreement will be released to update voters on what progress has been made. That document is said to detail each of the 480 measures in the 2010 coalition agreement.
A Downing Street source said the audit was 36,000 words long and had to be checked but it would show that the vast majority of pledges had been met. A Downing Street source said the audit was 36,000 words long and had to be checked but it would show that 90% of pledges had been met.
Favourable coverage 'Broken pledges'
According to the Telegraph the document will confirm that the coalition has missed more than 70 pledges including some on pensions, road building and criminal justice. The document is expected to confirm that the coalition has missed more than 70 pledges including some on pensions, road building and criminal justice.
The newspaper also reported that officials decided to delay the dossier's publication because they were concerned it would overshadow any favourable coverage of the Mid-Term Review. According to the href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9789256/Coalition-misses-70-election-pledges.html" >Daily Telegraph, officials decided to delay the dossier's publication because they were concerned it would overshadow any favourable coverage of the Mid-Term Review.
The Telegraph said the existence of the annexe to the review emerged when one of Mr Cameron's senior advisers, Patrick Rock, was photographed in Downing Street on Tuesday carrying a document weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of releasing it. The newspaper said the existence of the "annexe" to the review emerged when one of Mr Cameron's senior advisers, Patrick Rock, was photographed in Downing Street on Tuesday carrying a document weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of releasing it.
It warned that the full version of the Mid-Term Review, containing the audit, would identify "problematic areas" and lead to "unfavourable copy" identifying "broken pledges", the newspaper said.
Instead it is suggested the annex could be "published without fanfare" on the Government's website several days after the release of the main review.
Number 10 has denied trying to avoid negative coverage by delaying the document, saying it was always the intention to publish the audit separately and the "fact dense" document was not ready on Monday as details still had to be checked with government departments.
Unveiling their Mid-Term Review, Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg said the coalition would last a full five years and give Britain "strong, stable and determined leadership".Unveiling their Mid-Term Review, Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg said the coalition would last a full five years and give Britain "strong, stable and determined leadership".
The prime minister promised help on childcare costs, care costs for the elderly and investment in roads, as they marked the halfway point of their government.The prime minister promised help on childcare costs, care costs for the elderly and investment in roads, as they marked the halfway point of their government.
Opposition leader Ed Miliband accused the government of making "empty promises".Opposition leader Ed Miliband accused the government of making "empty promises".