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Business: West Yorkshire

Commons · Question 112666 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Imran Hussain

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in (i) Bradford and (ii) West Yorkshire.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 23 Feb 2026

Through the Industrial Strategy, Small Business Plan and Budget 2025, the government is backing small businesses to start, scale and stay in the UK.The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has integrated its support for businesses in a single, accessib...