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Business: Training

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Department for Business and TradeTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 117659

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of UK businesses with dedicated budgets for training.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The DBT Longitudinal Small Business Survey[1] reports that 45 percent of SME employers offer training to their employees. The Department does not hold specific information on dedicated budgets for training.

[1] Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with employees - GOV.UK

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