Economic Growth: Urban Areas

(asked on 8th November 2023) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help support economic growth in town centres in the context of increased competition from out of town retail sites.


Answered by
Jacob Young Portrait
Jacob Young
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 13th November 2023

The Government recognises the challenges our high streets and town centres are facing. We continue to support high streets and town centres with a range of powerful measures to provide the tools for local partners to transform their centres for their local communities.

In Northern Ireland, we look forward to working with a restored Executive to determine the approach to supporting towns there. We recently announced a new Long Term Plans for Towns Taskforce, which will be reporting directly to the Prime Minister, and will aid in the rejuvenation of high streets and town centres across the United Kingdom.

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