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
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleventh Report: Local authority investment in commercial p… | HC 312 | 13 Jul 2020 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence 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
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2020 | — | Correspondence from Durham County Council following on from the Committee's evi… |