Question reference: S6W-07802
- Date lodged: 30 March 2022
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 March 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to publish the findings of the City Centre Recovery Task Force.
Answer
The Scottish Government with Scotland’s seven cities established the City Centre Recovery Task Force in 2021 to identify innovative actions for city centre recovery. I am pleased to confirm that the Task Force has published its report today, and sets out the areas and the actions that the Task Force has jointly agreed to prioritise.
The Scottish Government has this financial year allocated £6m to our City Centre Recovery Fund, to enable local authorities to take forward local priorities in line with those identified by the Task Force.
Our cities are economic drivers for Scotland and play a key role in our vision of a wellbeing economy. As we focus on recovery from the pandemic, we all want to encourage even more people to return and safely enjoy all that our city centres offer.