Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81008

Small Businesses: Billing

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to provide the Small Business Commissioner with additional powers to help tackle persistent late payment by large firms.

Answer

Blair McDougall
This Government is committed to tackling late payments and supporting small businesses and the self-employed.We launched a consultation in July alongside the Plan for Small Business which closes on the 23rd of October which sets out measures we intend to ...

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