Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of community-owned (a) shops and (b) pubs that operate in the UK; whether his Department offers support to such enterprises; and if he will make a statement.
Ministers regularly engage with stakeholders from both retail and hospitality to understand their priorities and work with colleagues across Government to optimise trading conditions.
The Government has introduced the Great British High Street Competition, now in its third year, which celebrates the achievements of local areas in creating vibrant and dynamic high streets and is open to applications from any community large or small. The £3.62m More than a Pub: The Community Business Support Programme, launched in March 2016 and co-funded by the Government and Power to Change, is helping to support communities across England to own their local pub.
We do not hold data on the number of community-owned shops or pubs that operate in the UK.