Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

Recommendation 59

15th Report – Small business strategy Published 11 Feb 2026 Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Government should build a business support service that is fit for the long term, like the US Small Business Service. It should combine these services with arrangements for transforming access to finance, export finance, public procurement, skills, export support services, and general business advice. It should study best practice internationally and present a White Paper to Parliament with the design of a service that matches the challenge. (Recommendation, Paragraph 204) 78 Improving data

From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 15th Report – Small business strategy (HC 1057), 11 February 2026

Government response

No government response linked yet: deadline 11 April 2026, 204 days ago.