Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Garnier and Derek Twigg

Thursday 23rd March 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mark Garnier]

The great.gov.uk website is a tremendous opportunity, whereby entrepreneurs, many of whom are very tech savvy, can take advantage of the opportunities that we provide through our subsidised access to global e-marketplaces. They can also access the advice we provide through the website for exactly that type of business—they are supported as well.

[Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)]

May I ask the Minister specifically what advice there is, and what the Government are doing, to help small businesses in that respect?

[Mark Garnier]

The Department for International Trade has available a network of international trade advisers throughout the English regions who can be contacted through local chambers of commerce and are specifically there to hand-hold individual companies that need help.