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Small Businesses: Kent

Asked by Sojan JosephLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 May 2026UIN 1595

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium sized businesses in a) Ashford constituency and b) Kent.

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. This will enable small businesses, including those in Ashford constituency and Kent, to grow and thrive. SMEs can access DBT’s wealth of business and export support via business.gov.uk.

SMEs in the Ashford constituency can also access the Kent and Medway Growth Hub to benefit from specialist business advice they need to start, grow and succeed.

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