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Event date
18 March 2026
Event time
9:30-12:00

Policy Connect and the Manufacturing Commission are launching their most recent report Small Means Essential: why Britain’s manufacturing SMEs are vital for growth. 

This event will feature Inquiry Co-Chairs Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE and Bill Esterson MP.

We’ll hear speeches from:

  • Antonia Bance MP
  • Lord Harrington
  • Catherine Atkinson MP
  • Rob Allen (Lead researcher and report author)
  • Andrew Everett (ERA Foundation)
  • Andrew Churchill OBE (ERA Foundation)
  • Professor David Seall

The event will present the key findings from the inquiry and outline the recommendations set out in the final report.

This inquiry is kindly sponsored by the ERA Foundation.

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