Question follow-through · 24352

Small Businesses: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
20 Jan 2025
Answer
21 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.

  2. 20 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    I have engaged extensively with small businesses since my appointment, including visits to Ware, Coventry, Birmingham, Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, and various locations in London. I also regularly attend small business round tables alongside industry r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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