Committees

Supporting our high streets after COVID-19

Inquiry

The inquiry will examine the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak on the future of the high street. It is interested in how government, at all levels, can mitigate the economic and social impact and develop policies to ensure high streets remain the centre of local communities. The Committee will look at the impact of existing measures to support the high street, including the business rate holiday, as well as the broader role of taxation in enabling high street businesses to remain viable.

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Past events

Monday 5 July 2021
4:00pm Public
Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 - Oral evidence 5 July 2021
4:00pm
  • Luke Hall (Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Kate O'Neill (Director of Policy, Cities and Local Growth Unit at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Paul Scully (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 10 June 2021
3:30pm Public
Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 - Oral evidence 10 June 2021
3:30pm
  • Professor Carlos Moreno (Scientific Director of the Chair «Entrepreneurship-Territory-Innovation» at Panthéon Sorbonne University, IAE Paris)
  • Professor Chan Heng Chee (Chair at Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities)
  • Professor Ricky Burdett (Professor of Urban Studies, Director of LSE Cities and Urban Age at London School of Economics)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 13 May 2021
3:30pm Public
Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 - Oral evidence 13 May 2021
3:30pm
  • Darren Pearce (Centre Director at Sheffield Meadowhall)
  • Nigel Connor (Company Secretary at JD Wetherspoon)
  • Lee Frankham (Retail Director, EE & BT at BT Group)
  • Sir John Timpson CBE (Chairman at Timpson Group)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Monday 11 January 2021
4:30pm Public
Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 - Oral evidence 11 January 2021
4:30pm
  • Scott Corfe (Research Director at Social Market Foundation)
  • Cllr Mark Crane (Lead for Economic Development at District Councils Network)
  • Paul Swinney (Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities)
5:30pm
  • Martin McTague (National Vice Chair Policy and Advocacy at Federation of Small Businesses)
  • Ros Morgan (Chief Executive at Heart of London Business Alliance)
Virtual meeting

Contact us

  • Email: hclgcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6232 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 7556 (media inquiries)
  • Address: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA