Select Committee · Scottish Affairs Committee

The future of Scotland’s high streets

Status: Open Opened: 11 Nov 2025

In Scotland, as in other parts of the UK, concerns have been raised about how high streets and town centres are changing. Scotland’s high streets face multiple challenges, and many have been described as being in ‘decline’. However, possible new models for resilient and thriving high streets are emerging, while there continues to be interest …

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
21 Jan 2026 Colin Borland · Federation of Small Businesses, Professor Cathy Parker MBE · Manchester Metropolitan University, Professor James White · University of Glasgow, Professor Leigh Sparks · University of Stirling View ↗