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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) women and (b) people from ethnic minorities to found start-up companies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent data released by S&amp;P Global showing that April had the fastest rise in business activity since last May, what steps they are taking to sustain this momentum and ensure continued economic growth.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1796", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of new businesses that have been established since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4863", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Selaine Saxby"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1689330", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1689330/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Insolvency Service takes robust enforcement action against directors where there is evidence of unfit conduct and will bring disqualification proceedings where in the public interest.<\/p><p>The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 will further strengthen these safeguards. Individuals who are disqualified under director disqualification legislation will be prohibited from being appointed as a director and their existing directorships will become void. The Act also extends the grounds for making a director disqualification order so that individuals who persistently breach new identity verification or filing requirements may face disqualification.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to implement financial safeguards to prevent individuals who have previously mismanaged businesses from establishing limited companies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4793", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Scott Benton"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1652364", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1652364/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government continues to support small businesses and entrepreneurs through a range of ways including:<\/p><p> <\/p><ul><li>Start Up Loans which provide early-stage entrepreneurs with funding and intensive support including a year of free business mentoring for new entrepreneurs.<\/li><li>Provision of information, advice and guidance through the Business Support Helpline, Growth Hubs and the Help to Grow campaign website - a digital one-stop shop set up to help businesses find the support they need to start, scale and grow.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Over 200 businesses have taken up Start Up Loans in Plymouth.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) support aspiring entrepreneurs in (i) Plymouth and (ii) the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4682", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luke Pollard"}
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        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4507", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) agriculture, (b) forestry and (c) fishing businesses were registered in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4569", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim McMahon"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4645", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Hardy"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1546565", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1546565/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The potential economic benefits of business incubators and accelerators include improved business survival rates, faster growth and higher employment from participating companies as compared to the business population overall.<\/p><p>A study of incubators and accelerators carried out for the Department in 2019 used the following indicators:<\/p><ul><li>the business\u2019s perception of the impact of attending the programme;<\/li><li>growth in employees since attending;<\/li><li>change in proportion of employees that hold a degree;<\/li><li>change in development stage;<\/li><li>innovativeness (as perceived by the startup business);<\/li><li>number of patent applications;<\/li><li>R&amp;D expenditure;<\/li><li>amount of investment raised.<\/li><\/ul>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what economic benefits he has identified from business (a) incubators and (b) accelerators.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1546567", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1546567/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In the case of programmes that are funded directly by the Department, economic evaluation is carried out according to guidance set out in the Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>A report on the impact of incubators and accelerators on start-up businesses and on the wider business ecosystem was commissioned by the Department in 2019 and is available at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-business-accelerators-and-incubators-in-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-business-accelerators-and-incubators-in-the-uk<\/a>. This found that most participating businesses considered the contribution of the incubator or accelerator as significant or vital to their success. The report also notes that \u201caccelerators have positive spillover effects on the wider business ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he evaluates the economic benefits of business (a) incubators and (b) accelerators.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1545737/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government supports the social enterprise sector in a number of ways. This includes;<\/p><ul><li><p>targeted support for social enterprises in disadvantaged places through the £4.1million Social Enterprise Boost Fund, that will provide support such as training, networking and peer learning and includes £1.5million of grants for entrepreneurs to kickstart their social enterprises;<\/p><\/li><li><p>access to finance, including £485 million of dormant assets funding that has been allocated to social investment, supporting thousands of charities and social enterprises across England;<\/p><\/li><li><p>increasing participation in delivering public services through the £900,000 VCSE Contract Readiness Fund announced in September;<\/p><\/li><li><p>support for start-ups including the government backed Start Up Loans Company that provides loans of up to £25,000 per director to support entrepreneurs to start and grow a business.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>The Government recognises the social enterprise sector\u2019s contribution to society and the economy and welcomes collaboration between social enterprises and other forms of socially oriented business who are working to achieve positive societal benefits.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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