Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16438

Anti-social Behaviour

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of longer closure orders on (a) lawful businesses operating from shared premises, (b) residential occupants and(c) landlords and leaseholders; whet

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Home Office is currently consulting on increasing the duration of closure orders to strengthen the response to high street illegality. The proliferation of illicit businesses is undercutting legitimate businesses and in some cases, forcing them off th...

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