Regeneration
The new select committees of the House of Commons are proving very active in scrutinising government policy as it unfolds. An inquiry at the public administration select committee on the subject of Big Society received so many submissions that its inbox was reportedly full before the deadline. The communities and local government select committee has wasted no time in establishing a wide-ranging inquiry into the coalition government’s published plans for regeneration, scrutinising the document Regeneration to Enable Growth: What Government is Doing in Support of Community led Regeneration.
As I write this, we are two days from the Budget – with most politicians and commentators discussing two key elements to it – jobs and growth. In last month’s column, I talked about how localising business rates can help growth – and indeed the coalition has since launched a review into local government finance reform.
