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 Norris
The 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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