AQW 14398/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 10/02/2021
Answered On Date: 07/06/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work of the High Street Task Force.

Answer:

The first meeting of the Task Force took place on 23 February, chaired by the Junior Ministers. The Task Force formally adopted its terms of reference, and the vision of:

“sustainable city, town and village centres which are thriving places for people to do business, socialise, shop, be creative and use public services as well as being great places to live.”

Since then, four subgroups have been established on:

influencing policy and strategy;

promoting the development of capacity;

developing and promoting good practice; and

influencing and shaping intervention and investment.

Meetings of the subgroups are being arranged to initiate the formal projects for each of the key functions, and a programme of comprehensive engagement and co-design with stakeholders.