Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 72359 on Economic Situation: Subversion, what progress he has made in simplifying export support services.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has integrated its support for SMEs into the Business Growth Service platform, designed to help businesses across the UK start, scale up, and succeed globally. From tailored market advice and free Export Academy training to UK Export Finance and our on-the-ground network around the world, DBT is making it easier for businesses to navigate global markets, connect to new opportunities, and build the capability to seize them. Businesses can access DBT's wealth of export support via Business.gov.uk.

We continue to review how we can improve our support, and as part of this process, we target resources that will have the greatest impact for UK businesses.