Question follow-through · 125055
Hospitality Industry: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of hospitality business closures on high streets and town centres, particularly in regions with above-average closure rates.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of hospitality business closures on high streets and town centres, particularly in regions with above-average closure rates.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
Hospitality businesses play a vital role in the economic health of high streets and town centres, supporting jobs, footfall and local supply chains.The Government monitors developments affecting businesses on the high street and is taking action to suppor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Beer: British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
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