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Written Question
UK Relations with EU
Monday 8th June 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what timeline has been set for the 2026 UK–EU Summit.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The UK and the EU have committed to holding annual summits to oversee the strategic partnership, drive progress on implementing joint commitments made under the Common Understanding and to further strengthen our relationship over time. We will confirm a date for the next Summit in due course.


Written Question
Chemicals: Insolvency
Monday 8th June 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK-based chemical companies were dissolved in each year between 2021 and 2025.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 15th May is attached.


Written Question
Chemicals: Insolvency
Monday 8th June 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK-based chemical companies were dissolved in each year between 2008 and 2012.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 15th May is attached.


Written Question
Small Businesses: Insolvency
Thursday 21st May 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that have dissolved citing the UK’s exit from the EU as a contributing factor since 2021.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 13th May is attached.


Written Question
Small Businesses: New Businesses
Thursday 21st May 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies classified as small and medium-sized enterprises were registered in each year between (a) 2008 and 2012 and (b) 2021 and 2025.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 13th May is attached.


Written Question
Small Businesses: Insolvency
Thursday 21st May 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the sectoral breakdown of small and medium-sized enterprises that dissolved in each year between 2021 and 2025.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 13th May is attached.


Written Question
Small Businesses: Insolvency
Thursday 21st May 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies classified as small and medium-sized enterprises dissolved in each year between 2008 and 2012.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 13th May is attached.


Written Question
Small Businesses: Insolvency
Thursday 21st May 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies classified as small and medium-sized enterprises dissolved in each year between 2021 and 2025.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 13th May is attached.


Written Question
Small Businesses: Insolvency
Thursday 21st May 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department collects data on the reasons for dissolution among small and medium-sized enterprises.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question’s of 13th May is attached.


Written Question
UK Relations with EU
Wednesday 18th March 2026

Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to discuss UK-EU relations following the UK-EU Summit 2025 - Joint Statement of 19 May 2025.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Minister for the Cabinet Office regularly speaks to his EU counterparts to discuss UK-EU relations on both a formal and informal basis.