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Oral Answers to Questions

John Healey Excerpts
Tuesday 24th January 2012

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Danny Alexander Portrait Danny Alexander
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As my hon. Friend knows, at the Budget last year we announced reforms to the enterprise investment scheme and the venture capital trusts scheme, which are subject to state aid approval. The Government are committed to finding innovative ways to invest in new firms, such as the seed enterprise investment scheme, and we will consider further ideas in the future.

John Healey Portrait John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab)
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The economy has flatlined for more than 12 months since the Chancellor’s spending review, unemployment has hit a 17-year high and the national debt has now topped £1 trillion. What has gone wrong?