Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 85392

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of small and medium businesses in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e) England.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Government’s Plan for Small Businesses, published in July, sets out the measures that Government is taking to support small businesses across the UK. This includes legislation to end the scourge of late payments which costs the UK economy £11bn annual...

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