Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Local authority commercial investment

Status: Closed Opened: 17 Apr 2020 Closed: 14 Sep 2020 1 report

Local authorities have invested in commercial property for a long time, but there has been a recent step-change in the scale of activity. Estimated commercial property purchases for 2013-14 to 2015-16 were £460m; compared to an estimated £6.6bn for 2016-17 to 2018-19.The NAO’s report ‘Local authority commercial investment’ assesses whether MHCLG has effective oversight of …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eleventh Report: Local authority investment in commercial p… HC 312 13 Jul 2020 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
15 May 2020 Alex Skinner · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Jeremy Pocklington · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Will Garton · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities View ↗
11 May 2020 Judy Pearce · South Hams District Council, Paul Brooks · Rushmoor Borough Council, Richard Watts · Local Government Association Resources Board, Rob Whiteman · CIPFA View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
10 Jun 2020 Correspondence from Durham County Council following on from the Committee's evi…