Start-up Loans Debate

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Jeremy Lefroy

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Start-up Loans

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Point of Order
Wednesday 20th November 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matthew Hancock
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I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is the Prime Minister’s apprenticeship ambassador. He does a huge amount of work to promote apprenticeships, small businesses and start-ups across the country.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
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I welcome the scheme and its extension to include sharia-compliant finance. The UK is a world centre for ethical finance on Judaeo-Christian principles, which, like sharia-compliant finance, concentrates on risk sharing. Will the Minister consider including an ethical product?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matthew Hancock
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I will certainly consider that proposal.

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