Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 6 March 2025Answered: 13 March 2025
Asked by
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
My hon. Friend is a great champion of the social enterprise sector. She will know that we are committed to doubling the size of the co-op and mutuals sector. We recently met the recently launched mutuals and co-op business council to begin working with businesses on our plans to expand the co-op and mutuals sector. She may also be aware that our social enterprise boost fund is currently spending some £4 million on helping to support social enterprises that are already up and running.