Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses made use of HMRC's Customs Training Grants in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.

3542 grants to support training were offered through the Customs Grant Scheme in the 2019-21 period, from a wider cohort of 8,274 unique businesses that were supported with grants made available to invest in training, IT, and recruitment as part of this scheme.

Additionally, in 2021, the Small Business Brexit Support Fund offered 3,034 grants to support Small and Medium-Sized enterprises with training, from a total of 4,174 businesses that were helped to invest in either training or professional advice.