Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on recommencing the Great British High Street initiative.

The Government shares the passion that local communities have for their high streets and is committed to helping high streets and town centres adapt and thrive following COVID-19. Government's priority has been to ensure safe and successful reopening of high streets, and ensure investment in regeneration of town centres and high streets through the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund.

To support places in revitalising and reinventing their High Streets, Government published the Build Back Better High Streets Strategy on 15 July 2021. The Strategy sets out Government's long-term plan to support the evolution and regeneration of all high streets across every part of the UK into thriving places to work, visit and live. As part of the strategy we set out a commitment to holding a National High Streets Day in 2022 to highlight vibrate high streets. The Government is also reviewing options for recommencing the Great British High Street Awards next year.