Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.

Tabled: 14 May 2026Answered: 21 May 2026

Asked by

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Ms Abena Oppong-Asare)

This Government recognise the importance of long-term, sustainable resilience, which is why the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will chair a dedicated Cabinet Committee on the subject. In response to the “UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Resilience and preparedness (Module 1)” report, the Government committed themselves to considering all its findings and recommendations, and announced that we would carefully review our strategic approach to improving resilience and preparation across central Government, local authorities, communities such as my hon. Friend’s, and the emergency services.