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Written question asked by Baroness Coussins (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 15 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 November 2016. It was answered by Lord Price (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


Exports: Small Businesses

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assist small and medium-sized enterprises with language skills in order to help build export growth in preparation for, and following, the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.

Answer

We recognise the importance of language skills to the export success of our country. The Government’s new GREAT website (www.GREAT.gov.uk) contains a wide variety of material for both new and experienced exporters, including information on addressing language and cultural issues when pursuing international business opportunities.

The country guides available on the website (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/exporting-country-guides) make specific reference to legal and cultural issues that a UK business needs to consider when doing business overseas. These guides will be updated on a regular basis, when necessary.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3199
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Education Exports Languages Small businesses Brexit
Link
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