Question follow-through · 64111
Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with independent SMEs on the impact of his Department's policies.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with independent SMEs on the impact of his Department's policies.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 2025
Answer published
The UK has 5.5m SMEs and we are committed to hardwiring their voice into government policy, engaging with them in various ways including through roundtables, visits and events.Hundreds of individual SMEs have been engaged across all sectors and regions as...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with OFCOM on a) the business challenges facing Royal Mail and (b) Royal Mail's ability to meet the Universal Service Obligation.
Motor Sports: Manufacturing Industries
29 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with motorsport manufacturers and related bodies on growing the sector in the UK.
Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support information sharing on supply chain issues and concerns within the vehicle repair sector, as stated in the Motor Insurance Taskforce Final Report (10.12.25).
Public Houses: Beer
15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what [i] recent assessment he has made about levels of customer support for the increased availability of local and independent brewery products in local pubs, and [ii] whether this evidence is being c
Public Houses: Beer
15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will respond to the outcomes of the Small Breweries Access to Market Review and outline the next steps to determine the future market for products in local pubs.
Construction: Diesel
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Heavy Industry and Construction Industry about [i] the potential impacts of increases in the cost of commercial bulk purchasing of diesel
Rolls Royce: Engines
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