Small Businesses: Insolvency
Commons · Question 519 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on the rate of small and medium-sized enterprise dissolution since 2021.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 22 May 2026
Small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) have faced significant challenges trading with the EU since Brexit. This Government regularly engages with business representative organisations and industry stakeholders to understand the implications.The UK-EU Su...