Asked by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium sized businesses in a) Ashford constituency and b) Kent.
Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government’s Plan for Small Businesses, published in July, sets out the measures that the Government is taking to support small businesses across the UK. This includes tackling late payments, boosting access to finance, and removing red tape. This will enable small businesses, including those in Ashford constituency and Kent, to grow and thrive. SMEs can access DBT’s wealth of business and export support via business.gov.uk.
SMEs in the Ashford constituency can also access the Kent and Medway Growth Hub to benefit from specialist business advice they need to start, grow and succeed.