Small businesses
Small businesses news from UK Parliament.
New inquiry - Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors
MPs are to examine strategies for supporting economic growth in Northern Ireland and the important role that new and emerging industries can play in driving future prosperity.
10 July 2025
What do small businesses really need now to drive the growth mission and keep our high streets thriving?
Small business is very big business in the UK.
Covering the range from sole entrepreneurs to enterprises with up to 250 employees, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 99.8% of all UK businesses.
16 June 2025
Bank Resolution Bill completes passage through Parliament
Draft legislation to become law as Lords members agree MPs' changes on recapitalisation requirements and public costs. Catch up
13 May 2025
WEC to hear from five female founders on entrepreneurship
Five female entrepreneurs across different business sectors give evidence
06 May 2025
Short debates in the Lords
Members debate single-sex spaces for NHS staff, using frozen Libyan assets, prosthetics for amputees and improving access to banking and finance for small businesses. Find out more
25 April 2025
20 ways to fix Brexit’s growth hit: BTC report
As President Trump sets out sweeping global tariff barriers and ahead of the May summit between Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aimed at resetting UK-EU relations, the BTC is publishing a draft ‘Green Paper’ setting out twenty ways the UK and the EU can reset their relationship for mutual benefit.
03 April 2025
Community energy like rooftop solar could power homes and make money locally - what’s stopping it?
In this second session of its inquiry into community energy, the Committee will question local energy suppliers and energy major OVO on making community energy financially viable and unlocking local energy supply.
31 March 2025
Women and Equalities Committee to hear evidence on barriers to female entrepreneurship
The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will hear from business experts and academics during the first evidence session of its female entrepreneurship inquiry in Parliament on Wednesday, 2 April.
28 March 2025
Chair comment: Government's candidate for Innovate UK chair
Commenting on the announcement of the Government’s preferred candidate for the next executive chair of Innovate UK.
25 March 2025
Lords concludes scrutiny of product regulation bill
Members take chance to 'tidy up' text of draft law at third reading. Catch up
13 March 2025
Product regulation bill completes Lords report stage
Members vote on period product safety and alcohol measurements as further scrutiny concludes. Catch up
06 March 2025
UK risks becoming an ‘incubator economy’ if we don’t take action to support our tech companies to scale up
The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'AI and creative technology scaleups: less talk, more action'.
03 February 2025
Lords debates Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
Members discuss draft law to introduce new multiplier standards and remove relief rates from charitable private schools. Catch up
30 January 2025
Lords debates growth of the rural economy
Members debate the economic advancement of agricultural business. Catch up
20 December 2024
Lords completes committee stage of Product Regulation and Metrology Bill
Final day of committee stage for the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill. Find out more
18 December 2024