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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees (1) small and medium-sized businesses, and (2) companies employing more than 250 people, have in total in the UK.

The 2015 Business Population Estimates show that employment in small and medium-sized businesses in the UK was 15.6 million, whilst employment in large businesses was 10.3 million. Small and medium-sized businesses are those with 0-249 employees and large businesses are those with 250 or more.