{"id":32368,"date":"2022-01-28T17:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=32368"},"modified":"2022-01-28T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:17:47","slug":"reminder-dcms-select-committee-seeks-evidence-on-placemaking-and-levelling-up-closing-18-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=32368","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: DCMS Select Committee seeks evidence on placemaking and levelling up, closing 18\/02"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22170\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DDCMS_logo.png\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"229\" height=\"165\" \/>The Parliamentary Committee Inquiry, on \u2018Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda\u2019, seeks evidence by 18 February.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 MPs will also explore how harnessing local creative talent and businesses could help bring back footfall to high streets and town centres\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The DCMS Committee writes:<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The DCMS Committee\u2019s inquiry will consider funding for cultural initiatives and how well the current model ensures that distribution goes to areas that might be missing out.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<strong>Friday 18 February 2022<\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/work\/1744\/reimagining-where-we-live-cultural-placemaking-and-the-levelling-up-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Terms of Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DCMS Committee is inviting written evidence by 6pm on Friday 18 February 2022 addressing the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can culture reanimate our public spaces and shopping streets?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How can creatives contribute to local decision-making and planning of place?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How can the Government support places without established artistic infrastructure to take full advantage of the opportunities that the levelling up agenda provides?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How might changes to the UK\u2019s broadcasting landscape affect investment in cultural production outside the capital, and what could the consequences be for artists and communities?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How should Government build on existing schemes, such as the UK City of Culture, to level up funding for arts and culture?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/call-for-evidence\/676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more and submit evidence&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parliamentary Committee Inquiry, on \u2018Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda\u2019, seeks evidence by 18 February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32368"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32369,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32368\/revisions\/32369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}