Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 66907

Government Departments: Small Businesses

Tabled: 11 July 2025

Answered: 16 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that SMEs are not required to submit the same data to different government (a) departments and (b) agencies.

Answer

Justin Madders

We want to free up business owners to focus on running their businesses and our SME Strategy will set out steps to reduce duplication and streamline data-sharing across Government.This includes simplifying and digitising forms and exploring how services l...

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