Small Businesses: Operating Costs
Commons · Question 128 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 18 May 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes in operating costs on small and medium-sized enterprises in the past 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 18 May 2026
The Department for Business and Trade recognises that SMEs are facing a challenging set of cost pressures, exacerbated by the ongoing situation in the Middle East. To support SMEs bring down costs and improve cashflow, the Government has introduced a £4.3...