A question on #Transport #SmallBusinesses tabled by Charlie Dewhirst on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Mike Kane.

Heading: Transport: Small Businesses
Question ID: 1813100
UIN: 60295
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 5169
Asking Member display name: Charlie Dewhirst
Asking Member handle: charliedewhirst
Asking Member Twitter reference: @charliedewhirst
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in supporting (a) innovation and (b) resilience in the UK (i) aviation and (ii) maritime sectors.
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4316
Answering Member display name: Mike Kane
Answering Member handle: MikeKaneMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @MikeKaneMP
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Answer text: The Department believes that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a vital role to play within the aviation and maritime sectors and in supporting our objectives on growth, innovation and the environment. The Department has regular engagement wit...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true