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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mentoring services to small and medium-sized enterprises.

There are a variety of mentoring services available in the public and private sector. This includes Mentorsme which was set up by the British Bankers’ Association with Government support as an online gateway for small and medium-sized enterprises looking for mentoring services. It provides them with access to a list of quality assured business mentoring organisations according to the life stage of their business and their location in Britain. A number of the 38 growth hubs across England have also established mentoring programs in their local areas.