Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Julian Smith Excerpts
Thursday 2nd February 2012

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Prisk Portrait Mr Prisk
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I understand the hon. Lady’s point. Two thirds of small businesses are able to secure the money that they want, but that is no consolation to those who are not. Perhaps I could write to the hon. Lady about the community development finance institutions, which we have been funding and which are well placed to help the kind of micro-business to which she has referred.

Julian Smith Portrait Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)
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When will the call for evidence on making it easier for micro-businesses to part company with their employees begin, and what will be the terms of reference?

Mark Prisk Portrait Mr Prisk
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Not yet, but soon.