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Small Businesses: Offices

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 121442

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has his department made of the role of flexible office spaces in facilitating the activities and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Department for Business and Trade recognises that flexible office spaces can support small and medium sized enterprises by reducing fixed costs, enabling collaboration and allowing businesses to scale as they grow.

While the Department has not made a specific assessment of flexible office spaces, it considers access to a range of workspace options an important part of a strong business environment for SMEs.

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