Supporting our high streets after COVID-19

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 8 Jul 2020 Closed: 17 May 2022 Parliament page
The inquiry will examine the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak on the future of the high street. It is interested in how government, at all levels, can mitigate the economic and social impact and develop policies to ensure high streets remain the centre of local communities. The Committee will … Read more
39 Recommendations
1 Conclusion
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
4 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
17 May
2022
Correspondence
29 Mar
2022
Report published
29 Mar
2022
Correspondence
10 Dec
2021
Report published
20 Jul
2021
Correspondence
5 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
10 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
13 May
2021
Oral evidence
11 Jan
2021
Oral evidence
2 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
8 Sep
2020
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
5 Jul 2021
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Oral evidence
Kate O'Neill · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Luke Hall · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Paul Scully · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
10 Jun 2021
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Oral evidence
Professor Carlos Moreno · Panthéon Sorbonne University, IAE Paris Professor Chan Heng Chee · Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities Professor Ricky Burdett · London School of Economics
13 May 2021
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Oral Evidence
Darren Pearce · Sheffield Meadowhall Lee Frankham · BT Group Nigel Connor · JD Wetherspoon Sir John Timpson CBE · Timpson Group
11 Jan 2021
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Oral evidence
Cllr Mark Crane · District Councils Network Martin McTague · Federation of Small Businesses Paul Swinney · Centre for Cities Ros Morgan · Heart of London Business Alliance Scott Corfe · Social Market Foundation
2 Nov 2020
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Oral evidence; Oral Evidence
Dominic Curran · British Retail Consortium Michael Wheeler · Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers Professor Aude Bicquelet-Lock · Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Professor Cathy Parker · Manchester Metropolitan University Robin Osterley · Charity Retail Association William Grimsey · Grimsey Review
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 HC 37 10 Dec 2021 40 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
7 Recommendation Deferred
Sixth Report - Supporting our high…
We welcome the £65 million for the planning regime announced in the Spending Review towards...
We welcome the £65 million for the planning regime announced in the Spending Review towards a new digital system, though more detail is needed on what this new system will entail. Additionally, this announcement falls significantly short of our previous … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the need for upfront investment in skills and capability, stating further detail will be shared in due course, and points to existing capacity funding for local authorities through the Towns Fund and Levelling Up Fund. The planning system strategy details are also deferred.
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16 Recommendation Deferred
Sixth Report - Supporting our high…
The Government should keep to its commitment that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will at...
The Government should keep to its commitment that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will at least match receipts from EU structural funds. It should ensure that areas that would have been classed as objective 1 areas had the UK remained … Read more
Government Response
The government defers a substantive response on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund's allocation method, stating that details are not included in this response but will be published shortly.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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35 Recommendation Deferred
Sixth Report - Supporting our high…
While we recognise that some provision of parking to access high streets and town centres...
While we recognise that some provision of parking to access high streets and town centres is necessary for accessibility reasons, strategies for high streets should seek to minimise car use and increase public transport and active travel. The Government should … Read more
Government Response
The government deferred a review of the relationship between local authority income and parking fees, stating it will engage with authorities once transport patterns stabilise, but did not address the timeframe for a new data standard or cycle parking in car parks.
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37 Recommendation Deferred
Sixth Report - Supporting our high…
We welcome government funding for active travel and reiterate our recommendation from our report on...
We welcome government funding for active travel and reiterate our recommendation from our report on local government and the path to net zero that the Government should put funding for active travel on a consistent footing as opposed to a … Read more
Government Response
The government deferred the recommendation to put active travel funding on a consistent footing and ringfence funds, stating it will consider this carefully when deciding future allocations.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Government Response AI assessment · 40 of 39 classified
Accepted 15
Accepted in Part 8
Acknowledged 6
Deferred 4
Not Addressed 5
Rejected 2
Total 39 recs + 1 conclusion
Correspondence 4 letters
17 May 2022 To committee Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Levelling Up, the Union and Constitution to the Chair dated 12 May 2022 concerning supporting high streets after COVID-19
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29 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Levelling Up, the Union and Constitution dated 29 March 2022 concerning the Government's response to the Committee's report on Supporting our High Streets after Covid-19
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20 Jul 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government and the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets to the Chair dated 14 July 2021 concerning their appearance before the Committee on 5 July
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8 Sep 2020 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing to the Chair dated 23 July 2020 concerning Covid recovery and supporting high streets
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