Event description:
Labour’s New Towns programme is a crucial part of its housing delivery story. Having set up the New Towns Taskforce, a dozen sites selected, and construction due to start before the next election, these urban extensions and new sites will represent a visible indicators of the Government’s success.
This event will address the following questions:
- How can Labour make a success of New Towns?
- How can Labour create new communities and economies within these and ensure that New Towns live up to their promise?
- What lessons can Labour learn from the success and failure of previous New Towns?
- What role do SMEs and Registered Providers play in the creation of New Towns?
- Who else needs to be included in the New Towns conversation to ensure their success?
Format:
The event will begin with 5-7 minute contributions from the panellists, followed by some questions from the chair, and a short Q&A from the audience, collected in batches of three. The event will finish promptly at 16:30.
Invited to the panel are:
- Baroness Sharon Taylor, Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government (Invited)
- Mel Barrett, CEO of MTVH
- Chris Curtis MP, Co-Chair of Labour Growth Group
- Rachael Williamson, Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs at the Chartered Institute of Housing (Chair)
- Justin Young, CEO of RICS
