Question follow-through · 2185
Business: Closures
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high street businesses in (a) Wellingborough constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England have closed in each of the last five years; and whether she plans to make changes to the level of business rat
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 29 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high street businesses in (a) Wellingborough constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England have closed in each of the last five years; and whether she plans to make changes to the level of business rat
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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5 Sept 2024
Answer published
Data is not collected by the government on high street closures. The government is committed to a fairer business rates system. The retail sector accounts for approximately 21% of Rateable Value but only contributes 5% to Gross Value Added (GVA). In our m...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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