Family Businesses Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Family Businesses

Lincoln Jopp Excerpts
Wednesday 26th February 2025

(1 day, 12 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bradley Thomas Portrait Bradley Thomas
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The hon. Gentleman’s intervention is a good one, in that he demonstrates that his party believes philosophically that it has to either tax or cut. The Government have no appreciation of the fact that money could be spent more effectively in the first instance. It is a fundamental ideological weakness of the Government.

Lincoln Jopp Portrait Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne) (Con)
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Will my hon. Friend give way?

Nusrat Ghani Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
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Order. You have 10 seconds left, Mr Thomas. Do you want to finish?