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Small businesses and productivity inquiry

Inquiry

The 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.

Work news

Government failing to act on poor payment practices affecting small businesses

Committee say Government are not acting quickly enough to introduce a tougher regime to tackle larger companies who enforce long payment terms

Business Committee publish Patisserie Valerie correspondence

Committee publish correspondence with Patisserie Valerie regarding their payment practices

10 January 2019

Poor payment practices damaging small businesses ability to grow

Committee say Government should introduce a tougher regime to tackle larger companies who treat small businesses ‘disgracefully'

5 December 2018

Correspondence with companies regarding impact of poor payment practices published

BEIS Committee publish correspondence with a series of major companies

3 December 2018

Minister for Small Business questioned on late payments

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee questions Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst on Government support for boosting the productivity of SMEs

Committee hears from SMEs on scale-up

Committee looks at obstacles preventing SMEs boosting their productivity

BEIS Committee Chair writes to companies on payment practices

companies to ask about their payment practices

SMEs and training providers questioned on small businesses and productivity

Committee holds evidence session focusing on access to leadership and management training

Small Business Commissioner questioned on late payments

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee hears evidence on productivity and late payments

Committees launch small business inquiries

BEIS and Treasury Committees launch inquiries into the productivity and regulation of small businesses

1 February 2018

Contact us

Email: commonsbtc@parliament.uk
Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General enquiries) | 020 7219 6970 (media enquiries)
Address: Business and Trade Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA