Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what non-educational funding is available to support small businesses that wish to (a) exhibit and (b) export trade overseas.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is planning to spend over £200 million, over the Spending Review period, to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Financial assistance for businesses is available through the British Business Bank and UK Export Finance.

Furthermore, local authorities have been given £2.6 billion over the Spending Review period, through the Shared Prosperity Fund, to provide support – including export help – to businesses in their areas.