Brexit: Small Businesses Debate
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Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
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Brexit: Small Businesses
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Excerpts(5 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Henley
My Lords, without having seen that report in the Financial Times, I cannot comment on it but I can make it clear that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is having regular meetings with representatives of all businesses. He will continue to do so to offer as much advice and support as he and the department as a whole can.
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Lab)
My Lords, on the question raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, the Minister assured the House that if all 200,000 small businesses which have not yet registered do so, there is the capacity to deal with that before 29 March. Can he assure the House on the very important point that the noble Baroness raised?
Lord Henley
My Lords, I am satisfied that there is capacity to deal with those businesses which want or need to do so.