Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 71836

Small Businesses

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress his Department has made on the Small Business Command Paper.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
We launched ‘Backing Your Business – our plan for small and medium-sized enterprises’ on 31 July. It is a long-term strategy focussing on five areas:Fixing the Fundamentals by tackling late payments and cutting regulatory burdensUnlocking Access to Financ...

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