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UK’s Relationship with the EU
Tuesday 2nd February 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Mark Menzies.

Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con)
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Question 7, Mr Speaker.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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No, it is topical questions. Get in there, your moment has arrived!

Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies
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T7. You caught me off guard there, Mr Speaker, and I apologise.

Angela Eagle Portrait Ms Angela Eagle
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Pay attention.

Mark Menzies Portrait Mark Menzies
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I apologise to the Labour Front Benchers, too.

The backbone of the north-west economy is built around small and medium-sized enterprises, so will the Secretary of State outline what help his Department is giving to small businesses across the north-west?

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My hon. Friend is right to talk about SMEs being the lifeblood of the economy in terms of the employment and growth that they produce. We have taken a number of measures, including cuts to tax and to regulation. Later on today, I will be opening the Second Reading debate on the Enterprise Bill, when we will announce a number of new measures.

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