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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...