Written questions

Small Businesses: North East

Commons · Question 100991 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of small and medium businesses in the North East eligible for cost- reduction support programmes following the Willow Review.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 5 Jan 2026

The Government is committed to supporting businesses of all sizes in the transition to net zero. We are helping SMEs countrywide access sustainability benefits through initiatives such as the new Business Growth Service, the UK Business Climate Hub (UKBCH...