Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23043

Retail Trade: Empty Property

Tabled: 9 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in levels of retail and commercial units that are vacant in (a) Chester-le-Street, (b) Sta

Answer

Alex Norris
This government is committed to revitalise town centres and stimulate economic growth by addressing persistent vacancy rates in town centres like Chester-le-Street and Stanley. High Street Rental Auctions, which came into effect in December 2024, give loc...

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