Written questions

Budget November 2025: Small Businesses

Commons · Question 97125 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Budget 2025 on (a) investment and (b) hiring decisions by small and medium-sized enterprises.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 12 Dec 2025

We are cutting borrowing and debt, and supporting the Bank of England by tackling the persistent high inflation that dampens investment in the UK and slows economic growth. The Government set out its overall approach for supporting SMEs in the Small Busin...