Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support high street businesses in Hendon constituency.

DLUHC has invested in the mixed-use regeneration of Brent Cross Town between Hendon and Cricklewood with £419 million of grant for the new Brent Cross West station which opened to passengers on 10 December 2023 – the first major new mainline train station in London in over a decade – and £148 million from the Home Building fund to deliver 6,700 new homes. These investments will support the transformation of Brent Cross to deliver over 50 new locations for retail, food and drink and provide high quality workspaces for over 25,000 people, including flexible, small business spaces adjacent to the new high street.

Local business support is available through the London Business Hub, which delivers London’s growth hub services.