Select Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 30 Apr 2018 Closed: 21 Oct 2019 2 reports
Inquiry scopeThe inquiry will examine the future role of the high street in contributing to the local economy and the health, cohesion and cultural life of the local community and the challenges faced amid changing demographic, technological and other trends in recent decades. It will also look at how local areas are planning for the future of their high streets and town centres and creating the conditions to sustain them in the years ahead, as well as whether councils have the planning, licensing, tax raising and other tools needed to help local areas flourish. Terms of Reference The role of high streets and town centres in contributing to the local economy and the health, wellbeing, cohesion and cultural life of the local community The economic, demographic, social and technological challenges facing high streets and town centres and how they are likely to develop over the next ten years How high streets and town centres are adapting to meet these challenges, the conditions necessary for sustainability, for example, residential development and related infrastructure, and how local areas are planning for the future The outlook for high streets and town centres that cannot rely on consumer spending and business growth and investment Whether councils have the planning, licensing, tax raising and other tools needed to help local areas flourish and how they make use of these The legacy of the Government’s previous work on the high street, including the Portas Pilots, the Future High Streets Forum and the Great British High Street

Reports

2 reports

Oral evidence sessions

8 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
8 Jan 2019 No witnesses recorded View ↗
19 Dec 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
17 Dec 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
3 Dec 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
12 Nov 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
22 Oct 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
9 Oct 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
10 Sep 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗

Correspondence

15 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
14 May 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State, regarding the Spring Statement, dated 2 April 2019
14 May 2019 To committee Letter from Secretary of State to the Chair, regarding planning reform and high streets, dated 25 April 2019
26 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from Debenhams regarding high streets and Sports Direct - 20 February 2019
12 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility regarding state aid, dated 4 February 2019
5 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from Mike Ashley to Liz Twist MP regarding House of Fraser – dated 24 January 2019
5 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from Financial Secretary to Chair regarding Business Rates and the High Street – dated 28 January 2019
5 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from J Berry to Chair regarding High Streets and town centres – dated 29 January 2019
5 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from J Berry M Prisk regarding High Streets and Permitted Development Rights – dated 29 January 2019
5 Feb 2019 To committee Letter from Chair to Mike Ashley regarding House of Fraser – dated 4 February 2019
22 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to Mel Stride regarding evidence session on business rates and the high street - dated 17 January 2019
22 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from Chair to Mike Ashley regarding high streets - dated 9 January 2019
22 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from Partner & Group Head of Corporate Affairs at John Lewis to the Chair of HCLG regarding high streets - dated 14 January 2019
15 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from the Financial Secretary to the Chairs of the HCLG and Treasury Committees on business rates and high streets - dated 8 January 2019
11 Jan 2019 From committee Letter to Chair from Sports Direct regarding High streets and town centres in 2030 inquiry- dated 4 January 2019
9 Jan 2019 Amazon UK to Chair regarding high streets and town centres in 2030 - dated 7 January 2019