Question follow-through · 119851
Business: Operating Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department can take to communicate with businesses about rising operating costs in a clearer and more timely manner.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department can take to communicate with businesses about rising operating costs in a clearer and more timely manner.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2026
Answer published
Ministers and their teams continue to work closely with SMEs and the trade associations that represent them, to ensure information on operating costs and Government’s support offer is clearly communicated through established business engagement channels. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Supply Chains
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote supply-chain resilience.
Conditions of Employment: Artificial Intelligence
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report 'Strike while AI is hot' by the Institute for Public Policy Research, whether his Department plans to give employees new rights to shape AI's deployment in the workplace.