Topical debate on Thursday, 4 June 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Ian Pearson. The answering member was Greg Hands.

The Economy (Supporting Business)

Topical debate on supporting business.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 493 c403-26
Session: 2008-09
Department: Treasury
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Peter Luff | 493 c407 (Link to this contribution) Would we not have been greatly assisted if this had been a substantive motion? The House could then ...; Ian Pearson | 493 c406-7 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman knows very well what we said in the Budget about the need to provide real help to...; Greg Hands | 493 c406 (Link to this contribution) I think the Minister said he was worried about whether businesses would be able to meet their obliga...; Greg Hands | 493 c407-9 (Link to this contribution) That would indeed have been very helpful. The Government have been running away from any debate of s...; Ian Pearson | 493 c404-5 (Link to this contribution) Let me come on to lending directly. Although we have taken action, which has been opposed by the Con...; Ian Pearson | 493 c406 (Link to this contribution) If I may, I will mention the support for the automotive industry, which the hon. Gentleman raised. I...; Ian Pearson | 493 c405 (Link to this contribution) I was not seeking to take credit for the actions of the Bank of England, which, as the hon. Gentlema...; Mark Field | 493 c417 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend rightly points out some of the concerns about the level of quantitative easing....; Lord Lilley | 493 c415-7 (Link to this contribution) Bill Clinton had a sign over his desk that said:""It's the economy, stupid"." It was there to remin...; Sally Keeble | 493 c418 (Link to this contribution) As a simple-minded Keynesian speaking to a simple-minded monetarist, may I say that if the right hon...; Lord Lilley | 493 c417-8 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend's question could be rephrased, "How are we to know when too little money has been pri...; John Pugh | 493 c410 (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether this is a dead-end debate slot, but I do know that I have only six minutes to ...; William Cash | 493 c410 (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman also recognise that when dealing with matters affecting our local economy, w...; John Pugh | 493 c410-1 (Link to this contribution) I do accept that, but I want to make the point that there is a big difference between how the whole ...; Nicholas Winterton | 493 c412-4 (Link to this contribution) I am very pleased to have been called to contribute to this debate because during all the years that...; Mark Field | 493 c414 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend will perhaps be excited to learn that Conservative-run Westminster city council has i...; Greg Hands | 493 c404 (Link to this contribution) Taking the Minister back to his point about boosting lending, surely he must have seen the figures r...; Peter Luff | 493 c403-4 (Link to this contribution) I hope that the Minister will still be in post this time next week so that he can give evidence to m...; Ian Pearson | 493 c403 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move,"That this House has considered the matter of the economy: supporting business." Brit...; Philip Davies | 493 c404 (Link to this contribution) To help small businesses in particular, which are suffering a recession through no fault of their ow...; Lord Lilley | 493 c418-20 (Link to this contribution) My argument was based on the fact of what has happened in the past rather than projections of what m...; Sally Keeble | 493 c420 (Link to this contribution) There is clear medical evidence that if we support women during pregnancy, particularly with food, f...; Lord Lilley | 493 c420 (Link to this contribution) I apologise for going on for so long. It was a mistake for me to bring up a detailed issue. There ar...; Speaker | 493 c420 (Link to this contribution) Order. Before the right hon. Gentleman responds, may I say that we are rapidly running out of time, ...; Mark Field | 493 c422-3 (Link to this contribution) I agreed with my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Sir Nicholas Winterton) and, indeed, with ...; Robert Goodwill | 493 c420-2 (Link to this contribution) Despite the fact that Scarborough was recently voted the most enterprising town in Britain, and went...; John Pugh | 493 c423 (Link to this contribution) How do the Government create smaller financial institutions?; Mark Field | 493 c423-5 (Link to this contribution) I shall come on to that point in a moment. One of the great mistakes that the US made a decade ago w...; Sally Keeble | 493 c425-6 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr. Field) for cutting short what was ...; Greg Hands | 493 c405 (Link to this contribution) The Minister is being most generous in giving way. A little earlier, he was claiming the credit for ...; Ian Pearson | 493 c404 (Link to this contribution) I will come to the automotive assistance programme in a moment as part of the wider context of measu...; Nicholas Winterton | 493 c414-5 (Link to this contribution) I very much respect the experience of my hon. Friend, who represents Cities of London and Westminste...; Greg Hands | 493 c407 (Link to this contribution) What extraordinary scenes! The Government have called a debate on the economy, and the Chamber is pr...; Ian Pearson | 493 c404 (Link to this contribution) The Government have a strong track record in better regulation. At the moment, small businesses real...
Subjects: Business Banks Credit Finance Fiscal policy Government assistance Economic situation Motor vehicles Manufacturing industries Taxation Tourism
Contains statistics: Yes
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The Economy (Supporting Business)

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