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...