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Overseas Trade

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 42452

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve export capacity within the UK.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

We recognise the importance of increasing the capacity of businesses to export and succeed around the world.

UK businesses can access DBT’s export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support offer and a wider network of support including the Export Academy, UK Export Finance, the International Markets network and one-to-one support from International Trade Advisers.

As part of our work on a new trade strategy and a small business strategy, we are looking at further proposals to help UK businesses to export more.

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