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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:38 am on 25 July 2024.

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Photo of Alex Ballinger Alex Ballinger Labour, Halesowen 10:38, 25 July 2024

Town centres in constituencies such as mine have increasingly struggled over the last 14 years, so I was pleased to see measures in the King’s Speech to support our high streets. Businesses in my Constituency are also interested in an update on the levelling-up fund for Halesowen town centre regeneration, which was promised by the previous Government, so can we have a debate on how we support our high streets?

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