Devolution Plans must Deliver on Local Economic Growth

10th July 2025

After the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was introduced to Parliament, Jonny Haseldine, Head of Corporate Governance and Business Environment Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Businesses will welcome further devolution to communities across England if it helps accelerate local economic growth. “As local leaders take...

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BCC Welcome Clarity On Energy Pricing

10th July 2025

Responding to the government’s decision not to introduce zonal pricing, Ben Martin, Policy Manager at the BCC, said: “We believe the government has made the right decision in ruling out zonal energy pricing. Its Clean Power Mission has the right ambition; to ensure that the UK’s electricity system can...

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Trade Strategy Must Support Smaller Exporters

10th July 2025

The Trade Confidence Outlook, conducted by the BCC’s award-winning Insights Unit, is a survey of just over 2,000 UK exporters.   The data was collected between 12 May and 9 June, after a narrow trade deal with the US was agreed but before any changes came into effect. The EU...

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