Question follow-through · 13097

Small Businesses: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to enable local authorities to better support small business leaders.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to enable local authorities to better support small business leaders.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The government is equipping local authorities with the tools to help businesses succeed. Through our devolution agenda, we are empowering local authorities and Mayoral Strategic Authorities with greater responsibility for driving local economic growth. Lo...

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