Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up - local and regional structures and the delivery of economic growth

Business and Trade Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 Jul 2020 Closed: 3 Dec 2021 Parliament page
This sub-inquiry - Levelling up: local and regional structures and the delivery of economic growth - forms part of the Committee’s overall ‘super-inquiry’ into Post-Pandemic Economic Growth. Our ‘levelling up’ inquiry will look at how local and regional government structures (including the role of powerhouses, local enterprise partnerships and growth … Read more
14 Recommendations
4 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
3 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
13 Jan
2022
Correspondence
15 Dec
2021
Correspondence
3 Dec
2021
Report published
22 Jul
2021
Report published
24 Jun
2021
Correspondence
18 May
2021
Oral evidence
24 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
22 Oct
2020
Oral evidence
1 Oct
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
18 May 2021
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Levelling up; Industrial decarbonisation
Aaron Goater · Committee on Climate Change Kate O'Neill · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Luke Hall · Housing, Communities and Local Government Mercedes Maroto-Valer · Heriot-Watt University Nick Molho · Aldersgate Group Paul Scully · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
24 Nov 2020
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Post pandemic economic growth: Levellying up; Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up
Andrew Carter · Centre for Cities Henri Murison · Northern Powerhouse Partnership Katherine Bennett · Western Gateway Marvin Rees · Bristol City Council Mr Duncan Simpson · Taxpayers' Alliance Rachael Greenwood · Midlands Engine Rokhsana Fiaz · Newham Council Sir Peter Soulsby · Leicester City Council The Lord Kerslake · UK 2020 Commission
22 Oct 2020
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Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up
Jamie Driscoll · North of Tyne Combined Authority Rt Hon Andy Burnham · Greater Manchester Combined Authority Steve Rotheram · Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Tim Bowles · West of England Combined Authority
1 Oct 2020
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Post-pandemic economic recovery: Levelling up; Oral evidence
Chris Fletcher · Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Councillor Sue Baxtor · National Association of Local Councils Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe · Local Government Association Louise Bennett OBE DL · Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Mark Bretton · THE LEP Network Sandy Needham DL · West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce Stuart Elford · Devon Chamber of Commerce
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up HC 566 22 Jul 2021 18 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
7 results
Clear
4 Recommendation Accepted
Third Report - Post-pandemic econo…
The impact of Covid-19 has not been uniform, and the extent of these differences may...
The impact of Covid-19 has not been uniform, and the extent of these differences may not be known for some time. The Government should factor detailed analysis of the impact of Covid-19 into its planning for, and delivery of, the … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation, recognizing the importance of factoring COVID-19 impacts into levelling up. It is undertaking a program of work to understand structural shifts and will continue to work closely with the Levelling Up Task Force to integrate this analysis into planning and delivery.
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5 Recommendation Accepted
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The current available documents on the policy instruments the Government aims to use to level...
The current available documents on the policy instruments the Government aims to use to level up—the Conservative Party Manifesto, its submission to this inquiry and the 2021 Queen’s Speech—show a wide ranging and disjointed programme of random policies from an … Read more
Government Response
The government commits to publishing the Levelling Up White Paper, which will articulate how livelihoods will be improved across the country, with further details on plans to be included in the paper.
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9 Recommendation Accepted
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The funding available to achieve levelling up is disparate and lacking any overall coherent strategic...
The funding available to achieve levelling up is disparate and lacking any overall coherent strategic purpose or focus. Individual departments should be clear on what their contribution to levelling up will be in line with a clear strategy and agenda. Read more
Government Response
The government states its commitment to levelling up and explains that it uses Spending Review priority outcomes and Outcome Delivery Plans to ensure departmental contributions are aligned with a clear strategy. Updated outcomes and metrics will be published at the next Spending Review.
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10 Recommendation Accepted
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Funding for levelling up should be explicitly and directly linked to the identified issues that...
Funding for levelling up should be explicitly and directly linked to the identified issues that the Government are seeking to address, with clear metrics on what that money is seeking to deliver. There is an inequality in the capacity of … Read more
Government Response
The government states its commitment to levelling up and explains that it uses Spending Review priority outcomes and Outcome Delivery Plans to link departmental contributions and provide accountability. Updated outcomes and metrics will be published at the next Spending Review.
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15 Recommendation Accepted
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We also recommend that the Cities and Local Growth Unit work with the Office for...
We also recommend that the Cities and Local Growth Unit work with the Office for National Statistics to agree a uniform set of local economic metrics to determine progress in achieving them.
Government Response
The government states it already has a system for agreeing provisional priority outcomes and metrics across departments, which are embedded in Outcome Delivery Plans. It notes that updated priority outcomes and metrics will be published at the next Spending Review to ensure departmental accountability.
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17 Recommendation Accepted
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We recommend that the Government should set out what it envisages a ‘levelled up UK’...
We recommend that the Government should set out what it envisages a ‘levelled up UK’ would look like and agree a set of metrics by which progress towards this vision can be measured. We recommend that the assessments should be … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is already committed to levelling up and has published priority outcomes and Outcome Delivery Plans that set out strategy and planning information. It commits to publishing updated priority outcomes and metrics at the next Spending Review.
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18 Recommendation Accepted
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The Government needs to set metrics on levelling up for each Department.
The Government needs to set metrics on levelling up for each Department. Performance against these metrics should be published annually and monitored by the National Audit Office. (Paragraph 78) Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up 35
Government Response
The government states its commitment to levelling up and explains that it uses Spending Review priority outcomes and Outcome Delivery Plans to set metrics for departments and ensure accountability. Updated priority outcomes and metrics will be published at the next Spending Review.
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 14 classified
Accepted 7
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 6
Total 14 recs + 4 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
13 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling UP, Housing and Communities on the Levelling Up White Paper
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15 Dec 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair and the Chair of the Levelling up, Housing and Communities Committee to the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities relating to the Levelling Up White Paper
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24 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government relating to provisional priority outcomes for policy objectives and provisional metrics
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