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Retail Trade: South Holland and the Deepings

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 February 2026UIN 113035

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support independent high street businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Answered by Blair McDougall

Our Small Business Plan sets out how government will tackle high street decline, retail crime and anti-social behaviour; update our licensing regime; and improve partnership working on the High Street.

High street business will benefit from improved access to finance, strong measures to address late payments and a range of support through the Business Growth Service. Later this year we will publish a new High Streets Strategy, expanding on our £5bn Pride in Place Programme to renew our neighbourhoods and high streets.

Spalding, South Holland, is among 75 places receiving up to £20 million annually for a decade, providing long-term planning certainty.

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