Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 50680

Catering: Costs

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with (a) fish and chip and (b) other commercial food providers on pressures faced by SMEs due to (i) taxation, (ii) the price of fish and (iii) the expense of fu

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Fish and chip shops are integral to our high streets, communities and culture. Commercial food providers more broadly play a key role in supporting economic growth in every corner of the UK. I recognise that these businesses are being challenged by rising...
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