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Business: Fraud

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 13095

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authorities in investigating fraudulent businesses.

Answered by Nesil Caliskan

The government is committed to taking action against illicit activity on high streets.

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (⁠HCWS32) made on 19 May 2026. I also refer the hon. Member to the Westminster Hall Debate on High Street Shops: Illicit Activity on 17 June 2026 (Volume 787, Column 383WH).

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