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
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
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
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
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
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
2 Conclusion Deferred
Third Report - Post-pandemic econo…
Given the Government’s own focus on its levelling up agenda, the lack of clarity around...
Given the Government’s own focus on its levelling up agenda, the lack of clarity around its meaning and how it translates into specific policy initiatives and strategies is stark. As it currently stands, levelling up risks becoming an everything and … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's comments on the lack of clarity around levelling up and commits to publishing a Levelling Up White Paper to articulate its strategy and provide further details on plans.
Department for Business and Trade
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 14 classified

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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