Question follow-through · 20782
Retail Trade: Aldershot
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many high street businesses in (a) England and (b) Aldershot constituency closed in each of the last five years; and whether she plans to make changes to the business rates s
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 27 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many high street businesses in (a) England and (b) Aldershot constituency closed in each of the last five years; and whether she plans to make changes to the business rates s
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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27 Dec 2024
Answer published
Whilst there is no strict definition for a high street business, the Office for National Statistics publishes business demographic information on an annual basis. The latest release was published on 18 November: Business demography, UK - Office for Nation...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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