Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20202 on Small Business, if he will publish the Small Business Strategy by Summer Recess 2025.

The Government will publish the Small Business Strategy later this year and will provide further updates in the coming weeks. We will ensure the publication timing aligns with the Spending Review process and the Government’s wider plans on delivering our Growth Mission, including the launch of a new Industrial Strategy and Trade Strategy.