Coastal Communities Minister to give evidence to Committee

• Parliament TV: Regenerating Seaside Towns
• Regenerating Seaside Towns Committee

Witness

Tuesday 18 December in Committee Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

At approximately 3.25pm

• Mr Jake Berry MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth, MHCLG

Possible questions

Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:

• Should the challenges of seaside communities be recognised in a more strategic way by Government?
• Is the Government planning to give local authorities more powers or financial flexibility to improve poor quality houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)?
• How will the development of local industrial strategies ensure that coastal areas benefit from efforts to improve local economic prosperity?
• How will the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ensure that the Shared Prosperity Fund meets the needs of coastal communities that were previously supported by EU regional funding?
• What does the Government expect the priorities of the potential Tourism Sector Deal to be?
• Would the Government ever consider reducing VAT for certain tourism related activities to help the tourism industry?

Further information

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