Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81067

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of decreases in levels of high street retail on levels of local employment.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The department recognises the challenges facing high streets and their impact on local employment. Our Plan for Small Businesses sets out how government will work across departments to tackle high street decline, address retail crime and anti-social behav...

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