{"value":{"id":1843696,"askingMemberId":547,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-10-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-11-04T00:00:00","uin":"HL11213","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards increasing the level of exports from the UK to countries in the European Union.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5413,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-10-28T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Exports (goods and services) to the EU in the 12 months to June 2025 totalled £377 billion, up 6% in current prices and up 5% when adjusted for inflation, compared to the previous 12 months, with exports of services reaching a record £198 billion.</p><p>DBT continues to offer a range of support for SME’s, with our Small Business Plan setting out the most comprehensive package of support for SMEs in a generation. This includes Unlock Europe, a programme from UK Export Academy designed to help businesses build relationships with European customers and increase exporting potential to the EU.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Exports: EU Countries","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1843696","method":"GET"}]}