Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 121442

Small Businesses: Offices

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has his department made of the role of flexible office spaces in facilitating the activities and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Department for Business and Trade recognises that flexible office spaces can support small and medium sized enterprises by reducing fixed costs, enabling collaboration and allowing businesses to scale as they grow.While the Department has not made a s...

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