This week at a glance
| Debates, statements and motions | 3 |
|---|---|
| Bills, amendments and new laws | 0 |
| Select committees | 2 |
| Written questions and answers | 30 |
| GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications | 8 |
| Total | 43 |
Debates, statements and motions
- Hope on the High Street
Written statement, 2 items · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Abuse of Retail Workers
Debate · Mon 26 Oct · hansard.parliament.uk
Select committees
- Letter from the Co-op to the Chair dated 22 October 2026 concerning illicit tobacco and criminality on high streets
Committee · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee · Wed 28 Oct · committees.parliament.uk
- Revitalising High Streets
Committee evidence · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee · Wed 28 Oct · committees.parliament.uk
Written questions and answers
- Post Offices: Business Rates
3 written questions and answers · Treasury · Mon 26 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Retail Trade: Organised Crime
2 written questions and answers · Home Office · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Business Rates: Tax Allowances
2 written questions and answers · Treasury · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Electronic Cigarettes: Retail Trade
2 written questions and answers · Department of Health and Social Care · Mon 26 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Retail Trade: Employers' Contributions
2 written questions and answers · Treasury · Mon 26 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Business Rates: Rural Areas
Written answer · Treasury · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What fiscal steps he is taking to support high streets in South Holland and The Deepings constituency.
Written question · Treasury · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What steps his Department is taking to support small high street service providers that promote community…
Written question · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What assessment his Department has made of the role of high street services in driving local footfall; and…
Written question · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What steps his Department is taking to protect independent high street businesses; and how he is encouraging…
Written question · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Fri 30 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Retail Trade: Crime
Written answer · Home Office · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the business rates valuation system in reflecting (a)…
Written question · Treasury · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
And 12 more question topics this week. Policy Radar alerts you to all of them for your own keywords.
GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications
- New logos for registered online veterinary medicine retailers
News · VMD · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS): how to move goods
Publication · Defra · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Retail of veterinary medicines
Publication · VMD · Fri 30 Oct · gov.uk
- Business rates and duty to notify
Publication · HMRC · Thu 29 Oct · gov.uk
- High Street Rental Auctions: grants for local authorities
Publication · MHCLG · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
- Hope on the High Street
Publication · MHCLG · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
- Business Rates and Investment: Call for Evidence
Publication · HMT · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
- Business rates: information letters
Publication · MHCLG, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), DLUHC · Wed 28 Oct · gov.uk
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