Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 89890
Small Businesses: Rural Areas
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to ensure rural community owned businesses are included in the Small Business Strategy.
Answer
Blair McDougallThe Small Business Plan outlines how we will make thriving small businesses a reality across the UK, whether across towns or countryside. Rural areas offer significant growth potential and fulfilling the needs of people and businesses in rural areas is at...
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