Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 59415

Business: Market Towns

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a recent assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of public transport services in rural areas on the viability of high street businesses operatin

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The government recognises that rural residents must often travel further to access their local high street. We know that this can affect business viability for high streets in rural areas as employee and customer accessibility is a significant barrier.The...
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