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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Photo of Philip Hammond Philip Hammond The Chancellor of the Exchequer

I am a little mystified by this story about Boots, which I too read in the newspapers. When I announced the policy, I said that it was designed to help small independent retailers, and Boots, with 22,000 providers, does not fall within my definition of a small independent retailer. We always understood that this policy initiative was designed to support small independent retailers as they transition to the high street of the future.