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Debate between Peter Heaton-Jones and Kevin Hollinrake
Tuesday 12th February 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Peter Heaton-Jones Portrait Peter Heaton-Jones (North Devon) (Con)
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16. What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.

Kevin Hollinrake Portrait Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)
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17. What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.

Kelly Tolhurst Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Kelly Tolhurst)
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In the past five years we have halved late payments and through our call for evidence we are looking at what more we can do to end the scourge of late payments affecting small businesses. In January, we announced £2 million of funding for our business basics programme, supporting 15 innovative projects. We continue to do that as we try to improve productivity.

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