Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to help support the good business charter accreditation scheme.

I recognise the work that organisations like Good Business Charter do. It is important that the drive to get businesses paying on time, paying its staff the living wage, and making businesses more sustainable doesn’t just come from the Government.

I am keen that organisations like the Office of the Small Business Commissioner work with the Good Business Charter to help tackle late payments and help our Small Businesses grow.