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Tom Blenkinsop

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Tuesday 5th November 2013

(10 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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I entirely agree. That £2,000 for every business will feed through by helping businesses take on new staff, invest in their business or pay higher wages. It is a positive contribution, which contrasts with the proposals that we inherited for an increase in employer’s national insurance contributions.

Tom Blenkinsop Portrait Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab)
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Why since 2011 has SME investment and lending to SMEs fallen by £30 billion?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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We have had to deal with the aftermath of a banking crisis that occurred, in part, because of failed regulation set up by the previous Government.

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