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Small Businesses: Closures

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 16 June 2026UIN 7877

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of small business closures in England in the last five years.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Parliamentary Question of 8th June is attached.

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