Retail Trade: Urban Areas
Commons · Question 36398 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support (a) councils and (b) local authorities to improve high streets.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 17 Mar 2025
The commercial vacancy rate is 13.3% in England and 16.2% in the West Midlands. This government is committed to tackling high street vacancy and supporting small businesses. On 4 March, we launched the Plan for Neighbourhoods, a £1.5 billion investment to...