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Written question asked by Bill Esterson (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Monday, 27 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Small Business Commissioner

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the proceedings of the Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee of 21 November 2017, how many businesses will fall (a) within and (b) outside the remit of the Small Business Commission.

Answer

Any business can use the information and guidance provided by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner. For the complaints service, the specifications are set out in the Small Business Commissioner (Scope and Scheme) 2017 regulations, under which businesses with fewer than 50 employees will be eligible to submit a complaint.

According to data on business population estimates published by the Department in October 2016, 99.3% of the 5.5 million private sector businesses were small businesses and 99.9% were small or medium-sized (SMEs).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
115210
Session
2017-19
Related items
Subjects
Small Business Commissioner
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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