Sixth Report - Supporting our high streets after COVID-19
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 37
10 December 2021
Government response
Supporting Our High Streets After Covid-19: Government response to the Select Committee report · published 29 Mar 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Deferred
Para 58
We welcome the £65 million for the planning regime announced in the Spending Review towards...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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16
Recommendation
Deferred
Para 93
The Government should keep to its commitment that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will at...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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
Para 153
While we recognise that some provision of parking to access high streets and town centres...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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37
Recommendation
Deferred
Para 155
We welcome government funding for active travel and reiterate our recommendation from our report on...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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