AQW 14472/22-27

Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 05/09/2024
Answered On Date: 13/11/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the engagement they have had with the Minister for the Economy on the implementation of the High Street Task Force report on Delivering a 21st Century High Street.

Answer:

The scope of the High Street Taskforce recommendations span the responsibilities of a number of departments and we are of the view that they should be taken forward by a cross-departmental group of the relevant departments, along with local councils.

Therefore, we wrote to Ministerial colleagues at the Department for Communities, Department for the Economy, Department of Finance and Department for Infrastructure on 10th October 2024, asking them to consider the recommendations and determine the way forward, bringing matters to the Executive for consideration as necessary.