Question follow-through · 14941

Bicycles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) innovation and (b) growth in the bicycle manufacturing industry.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
21 Nov 2024
Answer
26 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) innovation and (b) growth in the bicycle manufacturing industry.

  2. 21 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Small businesses and manufacturers are vital to high streets and communities, and essential to the success of the Government’s growth mission. At the Budget, the Government announced we would be continuing funding for key business support programmes in 20...

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