Written questions

Regeneration: Economic Growth

Commons · Question 77752 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of property businesses that do not adequately renovate town centre commercial properties on economic growth.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 15 Oct 2025

There are no plans to make such an assessment. However, the National Planning Policy Framework supports the role of high streets and town centres, by expecting local plans to create a positive framework for their growth and adaptation. This Government is ...