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HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesOur small business strategy will be published later this year and will set out our plans to champion entrepreneurs, improve access to finance and help small and medium-sized…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI am sure that the hon. Gentleman— I say this gently to him—will have explained to that particular business that we inherited a very difficult economic situation because of the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesOnce upon a time, the Conservatives supported business rates reform to help the high street; the hon. Gentleman now seems to be shifting his party’s policy. Indeed, time after…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for EntrepreneursI welcome my hon. Friend’s commitment to championing entrepreneurs in his constituency. He may know that we already have some 41 growth hubs across England, including the Coventry…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for EntrepreneursWe have been talking to businesses about what they can do in the light of the new regulations, and we are in the process of improving significantly the range of support available…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Through our small business strategy, we will set out very shortly further plans to support businesses to get on the high street. The…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will understand that I do not have the details of that specific case, but if he wants to write to me I will happily look into it.12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for EntrepreneursThe hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to know that we receive representations on the VAT threshold from a number of small businesses, and we ensure that they are heard by…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for EntrepreneursI welcome my hon. Friend’s commitment to championing entrepreneurs on the Isle of Wight. We know that there is huge untapped potential in the entrepreneurial talent across the UK,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSmall Businesses: ExportsI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for the opportunity to attend a wide-ranging roundtable with local businesses in her constituency, at the end of last year. Our new…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesWe have announced plans to reform business rates, launched high street rental auction powers for councils that will help businesses to access currently vacant properties, worked…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSmall Businesses: ExportsJust last month, we relaunched the Board of Trade to focus on the targeted support and help that small businesses need to take up opportunities from the UK’s free trade…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for EntrepreneursThe Government continue to support entrepreneurs through start-up loans via the British Business Bank and through programmes such as growth hubs in England and “Help to Grow:…12 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and she is absolutely right to draw attention to the continuing need to speed up compensation to sub-postmasters. Since we came into…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to focus on the need for face-to-face banking in communities and high streets up and down the country. We are committed to working with the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesI say gently to the hon. Lady that when she had the conversations that she says she had with businesses in her constituency, I am sure she pointed out the huge economic mess that…12 Jun 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI would never criticise you.21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyAlthough that felt like a very long 50 minutes, it is always nice to see the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Andrew Griffith) taking centre stage for the Conservative…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWith due respect to the hon. Lady, it is not one or the other: a pro-worker economy is a pro-business economy. That sentiment has been echoed by experts such as Simon Deakin, a…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe ONS numbers on employment show an extra 200,000 jobs in the economy since the general election, so I gently encourage the hon. Gentleman to look at a slightly wider range of…21 May 2025