Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Bryant and Alison Griffiths

Thursday 11th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Chris Bryant]

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work in the Department; he is much missed, particularly by many of the civil servants and those who worked with him. I am happy to sit down with him and discuss whether we can bring forward specific proposals that would redress that imbalance.

[Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con)]

T8. Ahead of Small Business Saturday, I visited Armen at Rose Green Hardware. He told me that it has never been as tough to run a small business as it is under this Labour Government. Does the Minister believe that removing business rates relief will make things any easier?