Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in (i) Bradford and (ii) West Yorkshire.

Through the Industrial Strategy, Small Business Plan and Budget 2025, the government is backing small businesses to start, scale and stay in the UK.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has integrated its support for businesses in a single, accessible place – the Business Growth Service. UK businesses, including those in West Yorkshire, can access our wide range of support via business.gov.uk. We're engaging more closely with founders and scaling firms, understanding the support required to unblock barriers and help scale-ups realise their full potential.

The recent Made in West Yorkshire Sold to the World event provided a great opportunity to strengthen DBT’s partnerships across the region.