questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of decreases in levels of high street retail on levels of local employment.
answerText: The department recognises the challenges facing high streets and their impact on local employment. Our Plan for Small Businesses sets out how government will work across departments to tackle high street decline, address retail crime and anti-social behav...
heading: Retail Trade: Urban Areas