The Chief Secretary has mentioned small business. It is clearly agreed throughout the House that the SME sector will make a vital contribution to future growth in the economy. Does it worry him that, once again, it has been demonstrated that lending to small business fell in the first quarter of this year, despite the attempts to boost it in Project Merlin? What is he going to do about that?
Finance (No. 3) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 April 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 3) Bill.
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