The Parliamentary Committee Inquiry, on ‘Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda’, seeks evidence by 18 February.
… MPs will also explore how harnessing local creative talent and businesses could help bring back footfall to high streets and town centres…
The DCMS Committee writes:
The role that culture might play in delivering a Government commitment to level up the country is the focus of a new inquiry launched today, Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda.
The DCMS Committee’s inquiry will consider funding for cultural initiatives and how well the current model ensures that distribution goes to areas that might be missing out.
MPs will also explore how harnessing local creative talent and businesses could help bring back footfall to high streets and town centres, enlivening commercial buildings and protecting them against closure….
The committee wants to hear your views. We welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Friday 18 February 2022….
Terms of Reference:
The DCMS Committee is inviting written evidence by 6pm on Friday 18 February 2022 addressing the following areas:
- How can culture reanimate our public spaces and shopping streets?
- How can creatives contribute to local decision-making and planning of place?
- How can the Government support places without established artistic infrastructure to take full advantage of the opportunities that the levelling up agenda provides?
- How might changes to the UK’s broadcasting landscape affect investment in cultural production outside the capital, and what could the consequences be for artists and communities?
- How should Government build on existing schemes, such as the UK City of Culture, to level up funding for arts and culture?
