Question follow-through · 7063

New Businesses: Mid Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to encourage the creation of businesses in Mid Cheshire constituency.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
9 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to encourage the creation of businesses in Mid Cheshire constituency.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The creation of new businesses is essential to our economic success. The Government will boost small business growth and productivity by delivering upon the commitments within Labour’s pre-election nine-point pledge - Plan for Small Business. The UK Share...

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