That is a perfectly proper question for my hon. Friend to ask. My view is always that there ought to be a threshold so that very small practitioners are not governed by regulations. That should also apply to VAT and other provisions. If we want to enable small business people to carry on their businesses, we ought to establish a lower threshold. I have not yet had an exchange with the Minister on that issue, but I hope that she will be able to give us a helpful reply at the end of the debate. My specific and formal answer to my hon. Friend is that there is nothing in the Bill that would prevent the establishment of an exemption for small traders, and the Minister could introduce an exemption for such a category.
Compensation Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 July 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Compensation Bill (HL).
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