Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 33
Sixth Report - Funding for Levelling Up
Published 26 May 2023
Paragraph 110
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Based on the evidence we have received and given the historic frequent churn of local economic growth initiatives, it can be argued that levelling up is unlikely to be successful in achieving the objectives it seeks to address. The challenges levelling up seeks to resolve are complex and cannot be remedied by one-off short-term initiatives. To change this, the policy requires a long-term and substantive strategy and funding approach, things this policy currently lacks. Without such, Levelling Up risks joining the short-term Government growth initiatives which came before it.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Sixth Report - Funding for Levelling Up (HC 744), paragraph 110, 26 May 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 October 2023 (deadline 26 July 2023).