Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small and medium-sized enterprises received Government funding in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last five years.

The Department for Business and Trade does not hold this information in the format requested.

The Department have a range of programmes dedicated to supporting small and medium businesses to grow. This includes free access to the Business Support Helpline, Help to Grow, Growth Hubs, UK Export Academy, International Trade Advisors, and the Export Support Service. Government funded support is also available through the British Business Bank, including Future Fund: Breakthrough.

The expansion of Made Smarter and the new Digital Adoption Taskforce will also support SMEs to adopt advanced digital technologies.