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New Businesses: Lincolnshire

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 23 February 2026UIN 113033

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.

Answered by Blair McDougall

Through the Industrial Strategy, Small Business Plan and Budget 2025, the government is backing scale-ups to scale and stay in the UK.

The Department for Business and Trade has integrated its support for businesses in a single, accessible place – the Business Growth Service. UK businesses, including those in Lincolnshire, can access our wide range of support via business.gov.uk. We're engaging more closely with founders and scaling firms, providing support to unblock barriers and help scale-ups realise their full potential.

We are also supporting the Greater Lincolnshire Growth Hub to provide support to businesses, including start-ups and scale-ups.

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