Policy Announcements, Tuesday 01 May

Government

• Small business owners and the UK's main business representative organisations will meet today for the first of a new series of round table meetings to discuss key issues facing the UK's 4.3 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The new Small Business Forum will provide an informal way for the Government to engage with the small business community and an opportunity to seek the views of individuals and representative groups, on a range of policy issues. Members have been chosen to reflect the diversity of the small business community and the wide range of issues that affect this sector.