AQW 20159/22-27

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 08/01/2025
Answered On Date: 11/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQO 901/22-27, to detail any discussions they have had with Ministerial colleagues in the (i) Department for Communities; (ii) Department for the Economy; (iii) Department of Finance; and (iiii) Department for Infrastructure in relation to the 14 recommendations outlined in the Delivering a 21st Century High Street report by the High Street Task Force.

Answer:

The scope of the recommendations lie within the responsibilities of a number of departments.

On 10th October we wrote to Ministerial colleagues at the Departments for Communities, Economy, Finance, and Infrastructure asking them to consider the recommendations of the High Street Task Force report and determine the way forward, bringing matters to the Executive for consideration, as necessary.