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Business: Closures

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 67886

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of businesses which have ceased trading each day since July 2024.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 15th July is attached.

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