Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103569
Trading Standards
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour — Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing councils to take more rapid action to shut down shops repeatedly found to be trading illegally.
Answer
Miatta FahnbullehThe government is committed to taking further action against illicit activity on high streets. There has already been a significant crackdown on illegal working, raising enforcement activity to the highest levels in recorded history. The 2025 Budget provi...
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