“What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for International Trade to help support small businesses that are not eligible to participate in the UK Tradeshow Programme to develop commercial relationships.”
Asked by
Dame Meg Hillier
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
I commend Charlotte on her business. We recognise that we need to do more to help businesses like hers to be able to export more easily to Europe. That is why the Prime Minister has set out our determination to reset the relationship with Europe. We have made clear our plans to negotiate a phytosanitary agreement with the EU, which may or may not make an immediate difference for Charlotte, but there are other aspects of our plans to reset the relationship with Europe that I hope will help.