Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 22 October 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Mandelson.

Small Businesses

Lords statement on measures to help small businesses.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 704 c1143-55
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Banks: Charges
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Written questions
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Wade of Chorlton | 704 c1153 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of a venture capital fund, Rising Stars Growth Fund Ltd,...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1153 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend has put forward an interesting idea, which it would be appropriate for us ...; Lord Elton | 704 c1154 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a Deputy Speaker. Does the noble Lord accept that the sensitivity...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1154 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend has made a very important point, which I will seek to amplify at every opp...; Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 704 c1154 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on the Statement. I declare an interest as president of the...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1153-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I accept that suggestion; it is a good idea. Indeed, one aspect of access to EIB funding w...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1155 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can only join my noble friend in hoping that the lead that we have given down here is fo...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1154 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I appreciate the sentiment expressed by the noble Lord, but in this case no statement was ...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 704 c1154 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I reassure my noble friend that many on this side warmly welcome the Statement and all the...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1143-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with your Lordships’ permission, I should like to make the following Statement. This Gove...; Lord Cope of Berkeley | 704 c1152 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will Her Majesty’s Government support at ECOFIN in a few days’ time the proposal of the Eu...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1152 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall ensure that the noble Lord’s views and sentiments are communicated to the Chancell...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1152 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this issue is not simply the availability but the pricing of the lending available, as wel...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1151-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that the Prime Minister is being bold. He is certainly quick off the mark in makin...; Lord Borrie | 704 c1153 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that I may come back to prompt payment. We have heard warm words. I have no doubt t...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1152 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think that I forgot to answer. I thought that I had given a reasonable answer—; Baroness Miller of Hendon | 704 c1152 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the Minister of the first question that my noble friend asked him. It has obvious...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1153 (Link to this contribution) Well, a reasonable but disappointing answer, my Lords. The Government’s commitment demonstrates that...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 704 c1147 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course I welcome any Statement that offers hope to the hard-pressed business community ...; Lord Cotter | 704 c1147-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his welcome Statement—although I agree that it would have been be...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 704 c1145-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first I declare the interests that are shown against my name in the register. I welcome th...; Lord Bilimoria | 704 c1151 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s Statement, in that the Government are seen to be trying to do som...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1150 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot speak on behalf of HMRC in indicating that large back payments could be delayed, ...; Lord Barnett | 704 c1150 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on one small matter, most SMEs are concerned about having to find replacement staff when s...; Lord Mandelson | 704 c1148-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first I say to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, that I would not have wanted to cause any offenc...; Lord Barnett | 704 c1150 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest, which is on the register, as an investor and a chairman of an SME A...; Lord Campbell-Savours | 704 c1152 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I take my noble friend back to the intervention of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, who referred...
Subjects: Bank services Banks Billing Finance Loans Lloyds TSB Small businesses Halifax Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

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