businesses, but only 6.7 million was ever paid out, because it was so hard to access the money. and the government says it is continuing to help businesses trade with europe, including free advice from its export support service, but the committee wants more transparency and more focus on the practical problems firms are facing. outside dover, long queues of lorries have become the norm, part of a plan to make sure the town itself doesn t clog up. but the committee warns it could get worse. it says there is potential for further disruption, as more people start travelling again, and passenger volumes at key ports like dover return to normal. there s also concern about extra delays later this year, when the eu introduces new passport controls and the uk starts physical checks on the import of food products. the government is taking a longer view. it talks enthusiastically about new trade deals elsewhere in the world,
a lot of businesses are saying it has been a struggle for them. so we have said to the government repeatedly, before brexit and again in this report, you need to step up and support smaller businesses. they have concentrated on the volume businesses, the bigger ones, that are doing the most trade with europe. but that is no consolation for those many people whose livelihoods, and sometimes jobs of other people, depend on their being able to do this trade with europe. the committee notes that a brexit support fund, worth £20 million, was initially created for small businesses. but only 6.7 million was paid out, because it was so hard to access the money. more, the report says, needs to be done. outside dover, long queues of lorries have become the norm. the committee says it could get worse. it says there is potential forfurther disruption, as more people start travelling again and passenger volumes at key ports like dover increase. there is also concern about extra delays later this y
volumes have fallen partly because of the impact of covid. the exit from the eu has clearly had an impact and new border arrangements have added costs to business. smaller firms with fewer resources have been hit the hardest. between the delays at the border, the extra costs and paperwork, a lot of businesses are saying it has been a struggle for them. we have said to the government repeatedly, before brexit and again in this report, you need to step up and support smaller businesses. they have concentrated on volume businesses, the bigger ones, that are doing the most trade with europe. that is no consolation for those many people whose livelihoods, and sometimes jobs of other people, depend on their being able to do this trade with europe. the committee notes that a brexit support fund worth £20 million was initially created for small businesses. but only 6.7 million was paid out because it was so hard to access the money. more, the report says, needs to be done. outside dover, long
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