Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: West Midlands
Commons · Question 41793 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) retail and (b) hospitality businesses in the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Gareth Thomas, 8 Apr 2025
We are delivering across government to create better conditions for retail and hospitality businesses to thrive. This government has introduced the Crime and Policing Bill, which will scrap the effective immunity for low-value shoplifting and do more to p...