Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 60749

Small Businesses: Billing

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms available to the Small Business Commissioner for resolving payment disputes.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The Small Business Commissioner has played a crucial role in helping small businesses get paid on time since the role was introduced in 2016. However, this Government is aware of the challenges that small businesses continue to face with regards to late p...
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