I have only recently heard those figures. I have not seen the calculation and I do not therefore necessarily accept them. I acknowledge that the Government wish to make a balanced judgment on the cost to the taxpayer and that to small business. However, I find it surprising that the benefit to small business is as small as the Secretary of State suggests. Business organisations have asked questions about the validity of the Government’s figures.
Work and Families Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 December 2005.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Work and Families Bill.
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