Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 20846

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 27 December 2024

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help support small and medium-sized businesses to compete with online retailers.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
SMEs remain a key part of the high street, and a thriving high street will need a strong retail offering.This is why the Government is creating a fairer business rate system and transforming the apprenticeship levy to support business and boost opportunit...

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