Retail Trade: Urban Areas
Commons · Question 86776 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 7 Nov 2025
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Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride, by what mechanism will his Department block (a) vapes
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 7 Nov 2025
The Government’s Pride in Place strategy sets out how we are giving communities the tools to drive improvements on their high streets. These include powers to auction leases of long-term vacant properties, which will provide opportunities for councils to ...