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Written Question
Business: Closures
Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Asked by: Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative - Solihull West and Shirley)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many businesses have ceased trading since 4 July 2024; and what proportion of these closures were in the (a) hospitality, (b) retail and (c) construction sectors.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 22nd July is attached.