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Written question asked by Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 July 2025. It was answered by James Murray (Labour) on Thursday, 10 July 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Trader Support Service: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland have used the Trader Support Service; and what proportion of the service’s costs have supported those businesses.

Answer

The Trader Support Service (TSS) is available to businesses of all sizes to support them with moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is not possible to specify the numbers of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that use the TSS, and therefore not possible to disaggregate the costs of provision of support to those SMEs from the overall support the TSS provides to business.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
64552
Session
2024-26
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Costs Northern Ireland Small businesses Trader Support Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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