Written questions by Sullivan.

What steps he has taken to support local high streets.

This government is putting high streets at the heart of economic renewal through our Small and Medium Sized Business Plan and MHCLG's £5 billion Pride in Place programme which will support areas in both of my Honourable Friends' constituencies.At Budget, we confirmed permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure and a £4.3 billion package to protect ratepayer bill increases because of property revaluation.We also announced £15 million per year to support stronger enforcement on illegal high street activity, alongside other measures covering, retail crime and pro-growth regulatory changes for the retail and hospitality sectors.

⁠ what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of consumer protection for customers using third party airline aggregators.

Third party airline aggregators operating in the UK are subject to consumer rights legislation.The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCCA) Act 2024 requires traders, including airline aggregators, to display prices inclusive of all taxes and unavoidable charges before payment is made. Prices must be accurate and not misleading. Failure to do this may be taken as an unfair trading practice and constitute an offence.Airline aggregators must also comply with provisions in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which prohibits the use of unfair contract terms.