Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 100991

Small Businesses: North East

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of small and medium businesses in the North East eligible for cost- reduction support programmes following the Willow Review.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Government is committed to supporting businesses of all sizes in the transition to net zero. We are helping SMEs countrywide access sustainability benefits through initiatives such as the new Business Growth Service, the UK Business Climate Hub (UKBCH...

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