Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 36397
Empty Property: Retail Trade
Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of empty retail units in town centres; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing new (a) grants
Answer
Alex NorrisThe commercial vacancy rate is 13.3% in England and 16.2% in the West Midlands. This government is committed to tackling high street vacancy and supporting small businesses. On 4 March, we launched the Plan for Neighbourhoods, a £1.5 billion investment to...
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