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Debate between Nick Smith and Lord Willetts(11 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Willetts
My hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. We believe that the employment allowance measure, on its own, will ensure that more than 400,000 SMEs no longer have to pay employers’ national insurance contributions, which is the boost they need.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
19. Which measures in the Government’s growth plan his Department has not yet implemented; and if he will make a statement.
The Minister for Universities and Science (Mr David Willetts)
I welcome my hon. Friend’s welcome for the important new review that Andrew Witty will be carrying out and, yes, of course I look forward to visiting the university of Worcester. I have not visited it for several years, but I believe that I shall be there in June, and I look forward to that.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
T5. May I press the Minister on payday lenders? Will the Government really get those companies to make it much easier for consumers to understand the cost of those awful payday loans?