Debates between Luke Evans and Kevin Hollinrake during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Luke Evans and Kevin Hollinrake
Thursday 14th September 2023

(7 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kevin Hollinrake Portrait Kevin Hollinrake
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The hon. Lady raises an important point. That is why we launched a payment and cash flow review earlier this year, which is due to report very shortly. We are ambitious to make sure that small businesses get paid more quickly through putting more pressure on larger companies, the results of which will be announced very shortly.

Luke Evans Portrait Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) (Con)
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In August, I was lucky to be invited to the 70th anniversary of Caterpillar being founded in my constituency. It was the first place outside the US it set up a base in, and it now employs 1,300 people, making things such as the electric backhoe loader. Will my hon. Friend congratulate Caterpillar on its investment here, from where it exports across the world? Would she like to come and see exactly what it does in Bosworth?