A question on #Defence #SmallBusinesses tabled by Mr Richard Holden on 06-01-2025 has been answered by Maria Eagle.

Heading: Defence: Small Businesses
Question ID: 1752799
UIN: 22101
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-06
Asking Member ID: 4813
Asking Member display name: Mr Richard Holden
Asking Member handle: RicHolden
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RicHolden
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) Business Property Relief and (b) employer National Insurance contributions on SMEs in the defence sector.
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Date answered: 2025-01-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 483
Answering Member display name: Maria Eagle
Answering Member handle: meaglemp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @meaglemp
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Answer text: The Ministry of Defence recognises the vital contribution that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make within the defence industry, and we have a long-standing commitment to improve our engagement with such suppliers in order to broaden and strengthen ou...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true