Question follow-through · 90921

Small Businesses: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium sized enterprises in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium sized enterprises in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Government published its Small Business Plan (Backing your Business) in July 2025, delivering comprehensive support for small and medium sized businesses. The plan outlines five ambitious actions: fixing fundamentals by ending late payments; unlocking fin...

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