Written questions

Small Businesses: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 6847 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support SMEs in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas with changes in (i) employment and (ii) energy costs.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 10 Jun 2026

The government is supporting small businesses, including those in Lincolnshire and rural areas, to start, scale and grow as part of the Plan for Small Businesses.We are delivering our Plan to Make Work Pay by extending the protections already offered by m...