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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]

There are so many good MPs from Northamptonshire that I was confused. As my hon. Friend for Wellingborough rightly said, every burden placed on small businesses carries a cost. That cost is not always necessarily financial—although often it is—because it can be in time, with staff distracted from the key issues of running their business, employing people and investing in communities. I hope that the Government will rethink their position on many aspects of the Bill.