Question follow-through · 27778
Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to address additional (a) costs and (b) administration faced by small businesses in Northern Ireland as a result of the Irish Sea border; and whether he plans to support local
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 30 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to address additional (a) costs and (b) administration faced by small businesses in Northern Ireland as a result of the Irish Sea border; and whether he plans to support local
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2025
Answer published
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the Government will ensure the interests of small businesses are embedded into our Industrial and Trade Strategies, as part of a comprehensive approach to delivering on our economic growth mission. The ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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