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Retail Trade: Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help promote retail entrepreneurship in Bromsgrove constituency.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
11 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help promote retail entrepreneurship in Bromsgrove constituency.

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Government supports entrepreneurs, including those in Bromsgrove, through Start-up Loans via the British Business Bank and through programmes such as Growth Hubs in England and Help to Grow: Management across the UK. We will publish our Small Business...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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