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1126955

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the results of the first round of applications from the Open Doors pilot.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	254777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Open Doors Pilot was announced in the 2018 Budget and seeks to demonstrate a new way to approach the challenge of vacant commercial properties on high streets by matching landlords of empty commercial properties across England with community groups looking for space. <br> <br> We received 30 applications from landlords offering their properties for use by the deadline of 31 December 2018 and announced the five locations selected for the pilot in April 2019; these are in Slough, Kettering, Stoke-on-Trent, Bradford and Rochford. <br> <br> Applications from community groups wishing to use the spaces are now being accepted on a rolling basis, and we expect to have the first groups in place later this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/05/2019 14:53:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1126092

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of vacancy rates in town centre business properties.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	253694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Town centres and high streets are a crucial part of our communities and the Government is determined to see these areas thriving, both now and in the future.</p><p>The Department receives vacancy rate data on retail units from the Local Data Company which has enabled the Department to monitor the change in these vacancy rates over time at a national level. The data demonstrates that retail vacancy rates peaked at 14.6 per cent in August 2012. Although there have been fluctuations in the rate, it has not reached this high point since and current figures show this rate is at 12.9 per cent in May 2019.</p><p>At Autumn budget we set out ‘Our Plan for the High Street’ to support the sustainable transformation of high streets, including a £675 million Future High Streets Fund, a High Streets Task Force and measures on business rates and planning. We also launched a pilot of our Open Doors project in November 2018, which brings empty properties back into use by linking landlords of vacant units with community groups looking for space.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 20/05/2019 14:35:33 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1126256

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support the economic sustainability of the high street.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	253560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the Government set out Our Plan for the High Street to help local high streets to evolve and adapt to changing consumer demands. This included a cut for smaller retailers to business rates by a third for two years from 1 April 2019. The Government also announced a new £675m Future High Streets Fund to support local areas to make high streets fit for the future. £55 million of the Fund has also been allocated to support the regeneration of historic high streets and town centres.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/05/2019 15:40:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1109960

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of (a) out of town shopping centres and (b) online shopping on the health of town centres and high streets.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	241403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) reaffirms our commitment to the town centre first approach, to maintain footfall and avoid undermining their vitality. This makes it clear that in the first instance main town centre uses, such as retail, leisure and office should be located in town centres.</p><p>Between February 2009 and February 2019, the share of online retailing as a percentage of all retail sales increased from 5.9 per cent to 17.6 per cent. However, 82.4 per cent of retail is still generated from physical retail.</p><p>We recognise that changing consumer behaviour presents a significant challenge for retailers in our town centres. That is why we set out ‘Our Plan for the High Street’ at Autumn budget, to support the sustainable transformation of high streets. This includes a £675 million Future High Streets Fund to support local areas in England to invest in town centre infrastructure, a High Streets Task Force to give high streets and town centres expert advice to adapt and thrive, and measures on business rates and planning.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 10/04/2019 13:52:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1109961

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to place restrictions on the expansion of out of town shopping centres to protect high streets.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	241404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) reaffirms our commitment to the town centre first approach, which has been in place for two decades, by stating that main town centre uses should, where possible, be located in town centres.</p><p>The Framework is also clear that if an application fails to satisfy the sequential test, or if an application for retail and leisure development outside of a town centre has an adverse impact on existing centres, it should be refused.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 12/04/2019 14:18:36 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1091123

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>High streets are changing, and the Government is committed to helping communities adapt.</p><p> </p><p>In Budget 2018, we set out Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.6bn package to support the sustainable transformation of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, support for local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, and a one third cut to the business rates bills of eligible small retailers for two years from April this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1082616

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of falling usage of cash in retail transactions on the economic sustainability of high streets.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) with a statutory duty to ensure that payment systems work well for those who use them. As part of this, the PSR regulates LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's ATM network) and is closely monitoring developments in ATM provision.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 13/03/2019 15:28:59 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1050317

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to support the high street.
tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
uin	908879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, which will provide £1.5bn to support high streets as they adapt to meet the changing needs of shoppers.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, planning reform, a High Streets Taskforce and support for community assets.</p><p> </p><p>It also includes one third off small retailers’ business rates bills for two years from April. [This is worth almost £900m to businesses.]</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/01/2019 15:12:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1050022

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many high street retail shops have closed in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) Portsmouth since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Closures since 2016:</p><p>a) Great Britain- 148,291</p><p>b) Hampshire- 1,637</p><p>c) Portsmouth- 109</p><p> </p><p>However we have also seen the following store openings since 2016:</p><p>1.Great Britain- 134,724</p><p>2.Hampshire- 1,486</p><p>3.Portsmouth- 90</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 31/01/2019 14:19:34 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050030

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department will take to prevent the closure of major high street retailers in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to see our high streets thriving, both now and in the future.</p><p>This is why we have announced “Our Plan for the High Street” at Autumn Budget 2018. This includes cutting business rates by a third for up to 90 per cent of eligible retail properties for two years, a High Streets Task Force to support local leadership, consultation on planning reform and a register of empty properties.</p><p>To support the long-term adaptation of high streets, we are creating a £675 million Future High Streets Fund, which will help local areas make their high streets and town centres fit for the future.</p><p>Across Portsmouth and the wider Hampshire area the Government has committed £182.92 million of Local Growth Deal funding through the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The LEP estimate that the Growth Deal will deliver 15,000 jobs; 1,000 new apprenticeships; 7,250 new homes; and 527,000 m<sup>2</sup> of employment land.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 31/01/2019 13:59:08 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan