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Department for Business and Trade: Business Growth Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 857, how many staff in his Department have been allocated t
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 857, how many staff in his Department have been allocated t
5 Mar 2025
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5 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Business Growth Service (BGS) and the broader plans for small business are a priority for the Department for Business and Trade. There is currently a flexible resourcing model in place to develop the Business Growth Service. As of March 2025, a small,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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