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Small Businesses: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU single market on the (a) administrative and (b) other costs faced by UK small businesses trading with EU customers; an

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
11 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
19 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU single market on the (a) administrative and (b) other costs faced by UK small businesses trading with EU customers; an

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Department for Business and Trade continuously monitors the impact of leaving the EU on costs to businesses through our business surveys, ONS reports, and other intelligence sources, as well as through regular direct engagement with exporters - Minist...

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