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Small Businesses

Commons · Question 71836 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress his Department has made on the Small Business Command Paper.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 5 Sep 2025

We launched ‘Backing Your Business - our plan for small and medium-sized enterprises’ on 31 July. It is a long-term strategy focussing on five areas:Fixing the Fundamentals by tackling late payments and cutting regulatory burdensUnlocking Access to Financ...