Question follow-through · 117659
Business: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of UK businesses with dedicated budgets for training.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of UK businesses with dedicated budgets for training.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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10 Mar 2026
Answer published
The DBT Longitudinal Small Business Survey[1] reports that 45 percent of SME employers offer training to their employees. The Department does not hold specific information on dedicated budgets for training. [1] Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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British Business Bank
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