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Business: Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in Slough High Street.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
26 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support local businesses in Slough High Street.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    This government is committed to supporting businesses and communities that make our high streets, including those in Slough, successful. This means addressing anti-social behaviour and crime, rolling out banking hubs, stamping out late payments, empowerin...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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