Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government how local elected councillors engage with the Strategic Futures Advisory Panel of Liverpool City Council; whether meetings are open for attendance by elected councillors; and whether the minutes of meetings are publicly available.

On 18 August the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel was announced. The independent Panel will work alongside Liverpool City Council and their Government appointed Commissioners. The intention of the Panel is to craft a plan for the future with a particular focus driving growth in skills, jobs and opportunities, that stretches beyond the current temporary intervention. Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram was invited to meet with Baroness Blake of Leeds and Sir Howard Bernstein to agree a Terms of Reference and membership for the Panel. We are working closely with Mayor Rotheram's team and will make an announcement in due course to confirm appointments, a Terms of Reference, any remuneration of Panel members and how the Panel will operate, including how elected members from Liverpool City Council engage with the Panel and its work.