To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support mid-sized UK businesses in their efforts to expand into the Indian market.
Answered on
3 August 2023
The UK’s 5.4 million SMEs are at the centre of our ambition to reach £1 trillion in exports annually by 2030. The Export Support Service International Markets (ESS IM) provides in-market support for UK SMEs and for SMEs ready to export, our overseas teams can provide insight, guidance, 1:1 consultations and trusted referrals in all regions of the world, working together with other Department for Business and Trade (DBT) teams overseas. In addition, we are continuing to negotiate towards a UK-India Free Trade Agreement and we have provisionally agreed a chapter which aims to ensure that SME's can understand, navigate, and benefit from the whole FTA.