Government response to House of Lords COVID-19 Committee’s report “Towns and Cities: Local Power is the Path to Recovery”

The Government welcomes the House of Lords COVID-19 Committee’s Towns and Cities: Local Power is the Path to Recovery report following their inquiry. The report was published on 17 December 2021. We are grateful to the Committee and all those that provided evidence.

The Government recognises that this is a challenging time for everyone in the country. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our communities, businesses and town centres. Levelling up is at the heart of the Government’s agenda to build back better after the pandemic.

On 2 February 2022 the Government published the Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out our plans to spread opportunity and prosperity to all parts of the UK, including towns and cities. The White Paper provides a clear plan to level up every corner of the UK, underpinned by 12 ambitious “missions” over 10 years and tracked by an annual report that will monitor levelling up progress and ensure the Government is held to account. It will address regional disparities across the UK, put more money in the pockets of those who need it most, and transform the UK economy by generating higher paid jobs and new investment.

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