Written question asked by Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 22 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

Exports: EU Countries

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will publish data on the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that have ceased exporting to the EU following the UK’s withdrawal, broken down by (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

Answer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK.

However, it does not hold analysis or an estimate of the number of small and medium-sized businesses who have stopped exporting to the EU. Various methodological and data collection constraints prevent this. For example, data collection methods before and after EU exit are different, meaning there is no comparable estimate.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 11920
Session: 2026-27
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: EU countries Exports Small businesses Brexit
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Exports: EU Countries

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