Small business access to finance
Page summary:
This call for evidence seeks views, evidence and experiences of applying for and accessing debt finance in the UK for small businesses.
Change made:
The ‘Small business access to finance’ call for evidence has been updated under the ‘How to respond’ section to request additional information from small businesses responding.The ‘Small business access to finance: privacy notice’ has been updated under the ‘Information sharing’ section to clarify that data may be shared with third-party data processors as governed by contract.
Time updated:
10:07am, 31 March 2025
Welsh workers set for pay rise with new National Minimum Wage
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Up to 160,000 workers in Wales will receive a pay rise as the new National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates take effect.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:15am, 1 April 2025
Payslip boost for millions as new minimum wage rates take effect
Page summary:
Over 3 million eligible workers set for a pay rise of up to £1,400 a year as new National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates take effect.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
8:39am, 1 April 2025
Workers in Northern Ireland set for pay rise with new National Minimum Wage rates
Page summary:
The new rates come into effect from today (Tuesday, 1 April)
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:11am, 1 April 2025
Subsidy control principles assessment guides
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Guides for public authorities to document whether a subsidy or a subsidy scheme is consistent with the UK subsidy control principles.
Change made:
References to numbered paragraphs linking to ‘UK subsidy control regime: statutory guidance’ updated in HTML and PDF versions of ‘Subsidy control principles assessment guide’ and ‘Subsidy control principles assessment guide for Subsidies or Schemes of Interest (SSoIs) and Subsidies or Schemes of Particular Interest (SSoPIs)’.
Time updated:
12:48pm, 1 April 2025
UK critical minerals midstream and recycling capability report
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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) commissioned Frazer-Nash Consulting to carry out an assessment of the UK’s capability in midstream processing, and the recycling and recovery of critical minerals.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 2 April 2025
Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Page summary:
Find the UK’s preferential tariffs and Rules of Origin for the agreements contained within the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Change made:
Added:The Andean Countries Preferential Tariff, version 1.8, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025) The Canada Preferential Tariff, version 1.9, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025)The Egypt Preferential Tariff, version 1.6, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025) The Iceland-Norway Preferential Tariff, version 2.4, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025)The Switzerland and Liechtenstein Preferential Tariff, version 1.4, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025)The Ukraine Preferential Tariff, version 1.7, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025)
Time updated:
12:53pm, 2 April 2025
Government unlocks £10 billion private investment into the UK
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The Minister for Investment has signed a new partnership with Singaporean bank OCBC, which will help unlock £10 billion of investment into key priority sectors in the UK.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:51pm, 2 April 2025
Statement by the Trade Secretary on US Tariffs
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The Business and Trade Secretary’s statement to Parliament on the imposition of US tariffs.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:19pm, 3 April 2025
Request for input on potential UK measures in response to US tariffs
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How businesses can share their views on potential UK measures responding to the new US tariffs.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:14pm, 3 April 2025
UK seeks business views on response to US tariffs
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Government begins process seeking business views on response to US tariffs
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:50pm, 3 April 2025
UK-Switzerland enhanced free trade agreement negotiations
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Documents relating to the UK and Switzerland’s negotiations for an enhanced trade agreement
Change made:
‘Update following round 5 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland’ and ‘Negotiations update on an enhanced UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement’ added to the ‘Negotiating the trade agreement’ section of page.
Time updated:
4:48pm, 3 April 2025
UK trade in numbers
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s latest trade and investment position, summarising statistics produced by ONS, DBT, and UNCTAD.
Change made:
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3 and 4.4 have been updated with the latest published data.
Time updated:
9:30am, 4 April 2025
Trade and investment core statistics book
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A monthly snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, DBT and others.
Change made:
Trade and investment core statistics book updated with latest statistical data.
Time updated:
9:30am, 4 April 2025
