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1581523

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his timetable is for publishing the Government's Enterprise Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	134023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is focused on driving economic growth by encouraging enterprise, tackling poor productivity, and getting more people into better paid jobs right across the country. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government’s plans on 27 January, ahead of the Spring Budget due on 15th March. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will set out further actions on scaling-up business growth in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2023 13:10:59 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1581361

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	133646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Businesses will have benefitted from the Government’s reversal of the National Insurance rise, saving SMEs approximately £4,200 on average, the cut to fuel duty for 12 months and raising the Employment Allowance to £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Bill Relief and Energy Bill Discount Schemes will protect SMEs from high energy costs over the winter. The Autumn Statement announced £13.6 billion of support for businesses over the next five years, reducing the burden of business rates for SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>Support is available to SMEs across the UK through the Recovery Loan Scheme and the Start-Up loan scheme. The latter has provided 100,228 SMEs with Start-Up loans to the value of £941,064,690.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 02/02/2023 16:51:03 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1519457

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Minister in his Department is responsible for small business.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	59956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>I am the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/11/2022 17:27:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1520184

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small businesses experiencing consumer growth slowdowns.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>On 20 July, my Rt. Hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced an extension for the Recovery Loan Scheme. The Recovery Loan Scheme helps smaller businesses access loans and other kinds of finance up to £2 million per business group so they can grow and invest. The finance can be used for any legitimate business purpose, including growth and investment or working capital. Furthermore, the Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide a price reduction to ensure that all eligible businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 24/10/2022 16:17:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1491170

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason he has paused his Department's work on the proposed enterprise strategy.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	40786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy strives to make the UK one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business. Supporting enterprise and an enterprise culture in the UK very much remains an enduring mission for the department, on which we work relentlessly every single day.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 06/09/2022 14:34:31 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1488802

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to prevent a reduction in the number of small businesses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	36105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government provides a range of support that all businesses can access. These include information on starting up and running a business on GOV.UK, one to one advice via our free Business Support Helpline and through 38 Growth Hubs across England, government backed Start-Up Loans, and our Help to Grow schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses will also benefit from the £15 billion of targeted government support to help with the rising cost of living. This brings the total cost of living support measures announced to £37 billion this year. Government has cut fuel duty for 12 months, raised the Employment Allowance to £5,000, and is zero-rating VAT on energy-saving materials. This builds on existing support, including business rates relief worth £7 billion over five years.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 21/07/2022 15:43:42 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1483306

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to reverse the fall in the number of small businesses in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL1258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and government aims to make the UK one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business. The government provides a range of support that all businesses can access. These include information on starting up and running a business on GOV.UK, one to one advice via our free Business Support Helpline and through 38 Growth Hubs across England, government backed Start-Up Loans, and businesses with 5 or more employees can access our Help to Grow schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses will also benefit from the £15 billion of targeted support to help with the rising cost of living. This brings the total cost of living support measures announced to £37 billion this year. Government has cut fuel duty for 12 months, raised the Employment Allowance to £5,000, and is zero-rating VAT on energy-saving materials. This builds on existing support, including business rates relief worth £7 billion over five years.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 12/07/2022 11:07:05 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1468993

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's definition of a SME is; whether micro-businesses, defined as a business that contracts ten or fewer employees, are included in his Department’s SME programmes; and whether those programmes are adjusted to meet micro-businesses specific requirements.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	15371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>There is no single formal definition of an SME used by the UK government in designing government schemes. Schemes have different eligibility criteria depending on their aims. All businesses, including micro-businesses can apply to government schemes if they believe they meet the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides a range of support that all businesses, including micro businesses can access. These include information on starting up and running a business on GOV.UK, one to one advice via our free Business Support Helpline and through 38 Growth Hubs across England, government backed Start-Up Loans, and businesses with 5 or more employees can access our Help to Grow schemes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/06/2022 08:44:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1433920

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support local high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	905684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>We are providing a further £1bn for businesses most impacted by Omicron, in addition to the £400bn package already provided which includes grants, loans, business rates relief, VAT discounts and rent moratorium – providing a lifeline for many local high street businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/02/2022 13:35:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1417515

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the £20 uplift to universal credit on spending patterns on local high streets; and what assessment he has made of any potential effect that has had on (a) SMEs and (b) micro businesses.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	113116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>No such assessments have been made on spending patterns on local high streets.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/02/2022 16:16:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra