Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 86776

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride, by what mechanism will his Department block (a) vapes

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Government’s Pride in Place strategy sets out how we are giving communities the tools to drive improvements on their high streets. These include powers to auction leases of long-term vacant properties, which will provide opportunities for councils to ...

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