Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 76216

Small Businesses: Billing

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the barriers faced by small businesses in using the tribunal system to recover late payments.

Answer

Blair McDougall
We have not made an assessment of the barriers faced by small business using the courts and tribunal system to recover late payment.DBT has launched a consultation on late payment which includes proposals to provide the Small Business Commissioner with po...
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