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HL HL492
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether there was an increase or a decrease in the number of small business start-ups in 2025–26; and what assessment they have made of the reasons for any change.
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1 June 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether there was an increase or a decrease in the number of small business start-ups in 2025–26; and what assessment they have made of the reasons for any change.
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16 June 2026
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Inter-Departmental Business Register data indicates a 3% fall in UK business start-ups between financial years 2024-25 (308,700) and 2025-26 (298,655).While business births data is not available by business size, the UK business population is overwhelming...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-01/HL492
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1910973
- uk · wq-1910973 · source updated 16 June 2026