Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 900778

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

Tabled: 25 June 2026

Answered: 2 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support high street businesses.

Answer

Blair McDougall

It was a pleasure meeting my honourable friend in April to discuss challenges facing small businesses in Truro and Falmouth.Our Plan for Small Businesses puts high streets at the heart of economic renewal. We are reforming licensing, tackling retail crime...

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