I will expand on that point in more detail later, but what I can tell the hon. Gentleman now is that when I ask businesses what is currently holding them back, most say a lack of orders and demand, not the rights that their employees enjoy at work. If we are looking to encourage businesses to hire people, why not give all micro-businesses a national insurance break—I believe he has a seat in the south-east—when they take on extra workers? That would do more to help them grow their businesses.
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Chuka Umunna
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 June 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
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