Supporting the High Street

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 21 May 2019.

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The £675 million fund that I mentioned is specifically intended to allow local authorities to develop plans for responding to the transformation of the high street that is coming. Retailing is changing, and high streets have to change to reflect that. We cannot hold that tide back, but we can help to support the transition.