Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 36398
Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 steps she is taking to support (a) councils and (b) local authorities to improve high streets.
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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