Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the second review by Bill Grimsey on the British high street.

The Minister for High Streets, Jake Berry MP, has met with Mr Grimsey and members of his team to discuss his review.

This Government recognises that high streets face challenges. That is why we have assembled an expert panel to diagnose the issues that currently affect the health of our high streets and advise on the best practical measures to help them thrive now and in the future.

Later this summer the Department, in conjunction with the expert panel, we will put out a call for evidence seeking what members of the public and young people in particular want from the high streets of the future. The panel, chaired by Sir John Timpson, will consider the Grimsey Review as part of its evidence review.