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UK Trade with EU: Exports

Asked by Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 80787

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of support provided by his Department to help small and medium-sized enterprises increase their exports to EU markets.

Answered by Chris Bryant

DBT offers a range of support for SMEs, with our Small Business Plan setting out the most comprehensive package of support for SMEs in a generation. This includes Unlock Europe, a programme from UK Export Academy designed to help businesses build relationships with European customers and increase exporting potential to the EU.

DBT has a robust monitoring and evaluation framework in place for export support. This data can be found in DBT’s Annual Report.

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