Retail Trade: Urban Areas
(asked on 1st June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support the level of footfall on high streets in South Shropshire constituency.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Our Plan for Small Businesses, published in July 2025, places high streets at the centre of economic renewal, recognising them as vital centres of growth and employment.
The Plan sets out how we will help improve footfall to high streets in South Shropshire and those across the UK, by tackling high street decline; addressing retail crime and anti-social behaviour; updating our licensing regime; and promoting greater partnerships on the High Street.
The government is working with local partners and businesses to develop a new MHCLG-led High Streets Strategy that will set out how we will support communities to create vibrant high streets.