21 November 2023
Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Regeneration & Development.
Welcome to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Regeneration & Levelling Up, a cross-party group of parliamentarians dedicated to informing and stimulating debate on relevant areas of policy affecting regeneration & Levelling Up and to introduce parliamentarians to experts and practitioners in the field.
Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Regeneration & Development.
Stakeholders engaged in a dynamic discussion with Kate Willard OBE on the challenges and prospects of regeneration, with a focus on the Thames Estuary. Thames Estuary is the UK’s most significant government-backed growth opportunity with potential to create 1.3 million jobs and add £190 billion to the economy.
Jules Pipe met with the APPG to discuss planning in London, with an in depth focus on the London Plan. He discussed the GLA’s strategies that aim to boost economic development, reduce inequalities, and tackle deprivation across the city. Amongst other issues, the discussion focused on improving housing delivery and developing infrastructure. The meeting evaluated implications of these policies for London and delved into the role of local authorities in ensuring a more conducive planning system, delivering quality and affordable housing, and reducing carbon emissions.
The group met with Gill Furniss MP, Shadow Minister for Roads, for a dynamic discussion on Infrastructure and Levelling Up and how investment in transport across the UK can grow the economy and boost workforce participation. Gill Furniss emphasised that what Levelling Up means to one person can be entirely different to someone else.
The group met with the Minister for Roads and Local Transport, Richard Holden MP, for a wide ranging discussion around the role of infrastructure in growing the economy and the wider Levelling Up agenda. The conversation also touched on the role of transport in growing the economy and how the Levelling Up White Paper provides a blueprint for this.
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Regeneration & Development.
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Regeneration & Levelling Up