Written Question·Home Office·UIN 15623
Retail Trade: Crime
Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount of closures of unlawful high street shops in a) England, b) Essex and c) South Basildon and East Thurrock.
Answer
Sarah Jones19 May the Government announced a £30 million crackdown targeting cash intensive business such as barber shops, vape stores, mini-marts and sweet shops operating on our high streets, over three years. This includes £20million in funding towards an enhance...
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