High Streets

Part of Opposition Day — [7th Allotted Day] — Zero-hours Contracts – in the House of Commons at 4:17 pm on 16 October 2013.

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Photo of Roberta Blackman-Woods Roberta Blackman-Woods Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) 4:17, 16 October 2013

I will move on as quickly as I can, Mr Deputy Speaker.

In response to John Pugh, the announcement was to cut business rates if elected in 2015 and freeze them for the year after that. In the context of that announcement, the Government’s plans to fiddle with red tape and postpone the business rate re-evaluation just do not cut it. We will start discussions with local authorities to see which of the Grimsey proposals can be taken forward to begin to deliver real change on the high street.

Finally, we want to put local communities at the centre of decision making with regard to what happens in their high street, so they can determine a vision for it and deliver to local needs and aspirations.