Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93851

Mutual Societies

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress he has made on doubling the size of the mutuals sector.

Answer

Blair McDougall
As part of the Autumn Budget announcements, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) launched a Call for Evidence on Business Support for Co-operatives and Mutuals. This will be open across Great Britain for 12 weeks. DBT ensured that for Financial Yea...

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