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Small Businesses: North East Somerset and Hanham

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 95596

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on supporting small and medium-sized businesses in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Government’s Plan for Small Businesses, published in July, sets out the measures that the government is taking to support small businesses across the UK. This includes tackling late payments, boosting access to finance, and removing red tape to enable small businesses, including those in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency, to grow and thrive. SMEs can access DBT’s wealth of business and export support via business.gov.uk.

The West of England Growth Hub is where SMEs in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency can benefit from specialist business advice and help on how to grow and access new markets.

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