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Industry Strategy Council: Small Businesses

Asked by Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)Department for Business and TradeTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 70931

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will publish information on the planned role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Industrial Strategy Council.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC) supports the government's objective of delivering a long-term Industrial Strategy. Members have been appointed based on their expertise and wide-ranging experience and there is extensive business experience on the Council across a wide range of sectors and sizes of businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises.

The ISAC will make and publish recommendations on the development and implementation of the Industrial Strategy, including an annual report on its work.

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