Reducing Costs for Businesses Debate

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Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Janet Daby

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Reducing Costs for Businesses

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Tuesday 11th January 2022

(2 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Reynolds Portrait Jonathan Reynolds
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I am conscious of your warning, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I will give way to a couple of hon. Friends.

Janet Daby Portrait Janet Daby
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Rising energy prices have been described as an existential crisis for small businesses in the hospitality sector. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government must offer support to businesses in paying their energy bills immediately?

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Very straightforwardly, yes. We will talk about some of the specific proposals that the Labour party has developed to help alleviate that pressure.

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