Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of unoccupied shops on high streets in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency and (b) the UK.

The information requested is not held centrally.

We are committed to safeguarding our high streets. Through the English Devolution Bill, we will introduce a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community assets that will empower local communities to reclaim and revitalise empty shops, pubs, and community spaces, revamping our high streets and eliminating the blight of vacant premises.