Given that the purpose is not to subsidise for-profit enterprises that are operating at the margins, but to encourage businesses or organisations that operate as a business—they may have a turnover and may have a surplus—surely the primary objective should be contribution to the community rather than to the shareholders.
Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Sam Gyimah
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 19 November 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill.
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