Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 10 March 2026.
Gareth Thomas
Labour/Co-operative, Harrow West
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of UK businesses with dedicated budgets for training.
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The DBT Longitudinal Small Business Survey[1] reports that 45 percent of SME employers offer training to their employees. The Department does not hold specific information on dedicated budgets for training.
[1] Small Business Survey 2024: businesses with employees - GOV.UK
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