Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 96550

Urban Areas: Community Development

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Lillian Jones

LabourKilmarnock and Loudoun

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, steps he is taking to support community-owned and co-operative businesses to have a leading role in high-street renewal.

Answer

Blair McDougall
Our Plan for Small Business, published in July, places high streets at the centre of economic renewal, recognising them as vital centres of growth, employment and local identity. This plan, alongside MHCLG’s Pride in Place Strategy, reflects the role of c...

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