Small Businesses: Operating Costs

Summary

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.

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1. 13 May 2026

   Written question

   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.

   Source: Commons

2. 18 May 2026

   Answer

   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...

   Source: Written answer

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