Question follow-through · 905254
Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's SME strategy on the economy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's SME strategy on the economy.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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17 Jul 2025
Answer published
Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and crucial for the delivery of our Growth Mission. We will publish a new SME strategy later this year that will complement our Industrial and Trade Strategies as part of our approach to driving economic g...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Personal Care Services
26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to provide support for small businesses in the Hair and Beauty sector.