Small Businesses

Debate between Lord Laming and Lord Bilimoria

Wednesday 9th February 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Bilimoria]

My Lords—

[Lord Laming]

My Lords, does the Minister accept that, if the big society means nothing more than what many of us have been doing for most of our lives, that would be a disappointment? I say this on a purely non-political basis. We now have an opportunity to regenerate local communities and to help them to become much more involved in their own quality of life. However, we can do that only if we get out into local communities and stimulate people to become involved.