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Small Businesses: Domestic Visits

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 21 January 2025UIN 24352

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports has visited since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

I have engaged extensively with small businesses since my appointment, including visits to Ware, Coventry, Birmingham, Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, and various locations in London. I also regularly attend small business round tables alongside industry representatives such as the Federation of Small Business, Small Business Britain, and Enterprise Nation, as well as meeting small businesses one-to-one in the Department for Business and Trade.

I am looking forward to having further engagements.

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