Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Seema Malhotra Excerpts
Thursday 6th September 2012

(12 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Fallon Portrait Michael Fallon
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I cannot comment on any specific contract that may be up for renewal. Of course, the Post Office has to live in a competitive world, but I will certainly look at what the hon. Gentleman has said.

Seema Malhotra Portrait Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)
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Late payments affect the confidence of SMEs to make purchases and to pay bills and even staff salaries. In this time of a double-dip recession, does the Minister agree that implementing the European Union directive on late payments would be a great help to SMEs?