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Trading Standards: South Holland and the Deepings

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 13 January 2026UIN 102710

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trading standards inspections of high street shops took place in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last three years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The department does not hold this information.

Local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales operate independently from central government. Local authorities are responsible for determining their enforcement activity across a wide range of enforcement responsibilities in accordance with the needs of the local electorate and local resourcing priorities.

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