Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Deidre Brock and Kemi Badenoch

Thursday 30th November 2023 Commons Chamber

[Kemi Badenoch]

I think the hon. Gentleman might be talking about something that happened three years ago, which we fixed. He talks about the export support service website. Businesses have actually been praising it. [Interruption.] Businesses have been praising it; they very much have been. We have an expert toolkit, which has been developed by business and trade officials. What is interesting is that all he says is that Labour has a plan to remove export barriers. We have actually been removing export barriers. Labour talks about a plan with no detail. No one is taking it seriously at all. The Conservative party is the party that represents business in the House of Commons.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

2. What recent progress her Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate governance.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Deidre Brock and Kemi Badenoch

Thursday 14th September 2023 Commons Chamber

[Kemi Badenoch]

My hon. Friend is keen for a deal by Diwali, but as the Prime Minister and I have been at pains to say, it is about the deal, not the day. We are working as much as we can to get a deal, but we will not do so by sacrificing British interests. The deal has to work for both the UK and India. I met the Indian Commerce and Finance Ministers to ensure that we create a mutually beneficial deal.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

T3. Recent figures show that small businesses in the UK are owed more than £32 billion in late payments. When coupled with a 40% rise in energy costs and other inflationary pressures that I mentioned before, that is making running small businesses in my constituency impossible. On Tuesday, the EU set out its SME relief package, which will help to tackle the problem. What is the Minister doing to combat late payments for SMEs?