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date	23/11/2017
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 discussions they have had with representatives of small businesses to understand their needs and concerns regarding the impact of the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Watford
uin	HL3520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively on EU exit with businesses, business groups and trade bodies across all regions of the UK. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been meeting regularly with five of the biggest business groups, including the Federation for Small Business. We want to achieve the best possible outcome and the strongest possible partnership - one that works for UK businesses. We plan to be ambitious in these negotiations and will secure the best possible access for firms to trade with and operate in the European market.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/11/2017 16:45:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2766 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Watford

794443

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his Oral Answer on 23 November 2017, what criteria he used to locate staff from the Export Hub on Small Business Saturday.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	115416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Export Hub is invited to locations across the UK, and has so far visited 23<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">5</del> sites. Any Member of Parliament is able to request for the Export Hub to visit their constituency.</p><p>The logistics for managing the Export Hub is contracted through an external company.</p><p>Many cross-party MPs have spoken highly of the work of the Export Hub at the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Monthly MPs Briefings which the DIT Ministerial team hosts.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/11/2017 17:55:44 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2017 11:52:32 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 25634 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

792658

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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, whether his Department has contingency plans to assist small businesses' supply chains in the event of there being no deal at the end of UK negotiations to exit the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Although the changes business will face are subject to negotiations with our EU partners, we are committed to minimising disruption and giving as much certainty as possible. That’s why the Government is pursuing a time-limited implementation period to allow business the time they need to adapt to new arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Government will be working alongside trade associations and others to communicate to businesses the changes in the UKs trading relationship with the EU, ensuring that they are ready for day one of exit regardless of the outcome of the negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/11/2017 11:42:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792677

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 representations he has received from small businesses on the question of a no deal exit from the EU; and what response he has made to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that a strong relationship with business and industry is absolutely vital in ensuring the best possible deal for the UK. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy therefore regularly engages with a number of businesses organisations on issues including the UKs exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Withdrawal Bill was introduced in July 2017, designed to ensure that the UK exits the EU in a smooth and orderly way. In line with this, the Government is also pursuing a time-limited implementation period to allow small businesses the time they need to adapt to new arrangements, and more generally pushing to ensure the best possible deal for UK citizens and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>In the highly unlikely event of a no deal, the Government is making plans to ensure that the UK has made all the relevant preparations in advance of the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/11/2017 11:40:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt