Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase trade and business support to Moroccan-British entrepreneurs in local communities; and whether he has plans to help promote UK-Morocco small business exchange programs.

Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Morocco was £4 billion in the 12 months to June 2024, an increase of 11% or £378 million in current prices, from the previous 12 months.

UK businesses can access DBT’s business support via Great.gov.uk, the Business Support Service, their local Growth Hub, and Help to Grow.

DBT’s trade promotion plan includes trade missions that will bring Moroccan and UK entrepreneurs together. This includes recent trade missions building up to the World Cup in 2030, rail sector and airport sector missions, with small businesses an important part of these delegations.