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Small businesses and productivity inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 31 Jan 2018 Closed: 31 Jan 2018 1 report
Inquiry scopeThe inquiry looked at what the Government can do to help small businesses improve their productivity, particularly through access to management training, the latest best business practices, and information on the availability of financial support. It also looked at the issue of late payments to small suppliers and examine the role of the new Small Business Commissioner in tackling deliberate poor treatment of these suppliers by major companies.

Reports

1 report

Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
9 Oct 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
19 Jun 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
5 Jun 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
25 Apr 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗

Correspondence

28 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
25 Jun 2019 To committee Letter from Kelly Tolhurst to Chair regarding Government Response to the CfE - dated 19 June 2019
25 Apr 2019 To committee Letter from John Walden, Chairman of Holland & Barrett to Chair, regarding late payments - dated 12 April 2019
10 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from Grant Thornton to the Chair, regarding Grant Thornton UK LLP's approach to payment practices of audited companies, dated 20 December 2018
10 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to Grant Thornton, regarding Grant Thornton UK LLP's approach to payment practices of audited companies, dated 18 December 2018
10 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from Patisserie Valerie to the Chair, regarding Patisserie Valerie payment practices, dated 4 January 2019
10 Jan 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to Patisserie Valerie CEO, regarding Patisserie Valerie payment practices, dated 10 December 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Punch Taverns Limited, dated June 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Robert Dyas
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from G4S, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Capita, dated August 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Mears, dated October 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Kier, dated October 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Arcadia, dated August 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Reed, dated June 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Nike, dated June 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from GSK, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Barratt, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Boots, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Yodel, dated June 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from WH Smith, dated June 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Waitrose, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Thomas Cook, dated June 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Siemens plc, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Warner Music, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee questions from Manchester United FC, dated July 2018
3 Dec 2018 — Response to BEIS Committee Questions from Aston Villa FC, dated September 2018
11 Jun 2018 To committee Letter from the Chair to companies, regarding their payment practices, dated 7 June 2018
24 May 2018 To committee Letter from the Business Secretary on the Small Business Research Initiative, 15 May 2018