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Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Thursday, 25 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Small Businesses: Productivity

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2017 to Question 120177, on Small Businesses: Productivity, what representations the Department has received from businesses and business organisations in the North East.

Answer

I would refer to our response to questions 120177 and 120170 and would restate that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regularly engages with the major business representative organisations, including the Federation of Small Businesses and the British Chambers of Commerce, on a wide range of issues.

We are already engaging directly with private and public sector business on a variety of issues, through a series of regional roundtables. This involves businesses around England and including most recently, Stockton on Tees in the North East.

The review of productivity will focus on what actions could be most effective in improving productivity and growth of SMEs. We will announce the policies we intend to take forward, following this review, in autumn 2018.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125072
Session
2017-19
Related items
Small Businesses: Productivity
Thursday, 21 December 2017
Written questions
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Written questions
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Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Small businesses Reviews North East Productivity
Link
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