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Small Business Commissioner: Operating Costs

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 6 July 2026UIN 14694

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total running costs of the office of the Small Business Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Office of the Small Business Commissioner publishes its audited Annual Report and Accounts on an annual basis, setting out its performance and expenditure. These are laid before Parliament pursuant to the Enterprise Act 2016. The most recent accounts cover the 2024-25 financial year and are available on GOV.UK.

They were deposited in the House of Commons library on 28 January 2026.

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