Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what conclusions they reached with the Small Business Commissioner regarding the implications of the results of the Increasing the scope and powers of the Small Business Commissioner consultation, which ran from 1 October 2020 to 24 December 2020; what proposals they intend to come up with as a result of this; and when such proposals will be implemented.

We are committed to strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner to support small businesses.

We are working through the impact of any new powers with the Commissioner to better understand resourcing implications of each option and also working through the impact on businesses.