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Chris Leslie Excerpts
Thursday 13th January 2011

(13 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Prisk Portrait Mr Prisk
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Not only have we put the information online, but we are working through the excellent trade bodies representing small businesses to feed it out to them. I urge Members, when talking to members of the small business community, to tell them what is being done to help their businesses to grow and prosper. That is the job that we need to do, and I hope that Members will support us in the task.

Chris Leslie Portrait Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op)
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It is clearly embarrassing for the Business Secretary that he has failed to deliver robust action on banker bonuses and to deliver the net lending targets. If he cannot persuade the Chancellor to fulfil those coalition agreement promises, will he resign?

Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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That is an utterly absurd question. The hon. Gentleman knows that after the massive banking crisis that happened under the last Government as a result of poor supervision of an overweight banking sector, this Government are trying to introduce measures to make it more stable and to contribute to the real economy. That will happen; it did not happen under the last Government.