Question follow-through · 6847

Small Businesses: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support SMEs in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas with changes in (i) employment and (ii) energy costs.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support SMEs in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas with changes in (i) employment and (ii) energy costs.

  2. 10 Jun 2026

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  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The government is supporting small businesses, including those in Lincolnshire and rural areas, to start, scale and grow as part of the Plan for Small Businesses.We are delivering our Plan to Make Work Pay by extending the protections already offered by m...

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