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Retail Trade: Redundancy

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67351

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been lost due to high street shop closures in the last 12 months for which data is available.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 14th July is attached.

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