Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 41793

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: West Midlands

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) retail and (b) hospitality businesses in the West Midlands.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
We are delivering across government to create better conditions for retail and hospitality businesses to thrive. This government has introduced the Crime and Policing Bill, which will scrap the effective immunity for low-value shoplifting and do more to p...

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