{"value":{"id":1753124,"askingMemberId":4872,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","uin":"22381","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from (a) Westminster City Council and (b) business representatives on proposals to (i) create a Mayoral Development Corporation for and (ii) pedestrianise Oxford Street.","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4641,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-15T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>An open letter from the Leader of Westminster City Council was published on 18 September 2024, a copy of which can be found <a href=\"https://www.westminster.gov.uk/news/statements-oxford-street\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>Responsibility for designating any area of land in Greater London as a Mayoral development area rests with the Mayor of London. Any future proposal for Oxford Street would be subject to a statutory consultation in line with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. The Government remains supportive of locally-led plans to revitalise Oxford Street and looks forward to working with the Mayor of London, local leaders and businesses to ensure Oxford Street remains a world-class retail destination<strong>.</strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Pedestrian Areas: Greater London","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753124","method":"GET"}]}