Clause 1 - Purpose
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
4:00 pm
David Heath (Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Leader of the House, Law Officers (Constitutional Affairs); Somerton and Frome, Liberal Democrat)
Was the hon. Gentleman as surprised as I was to hear the Minister talk this morning about all of the actions taken to relieve the regulatory burden on the smallest businesses? In fact, the Institute of Chartered Accountants tells us that the burden borne by microbusinesses has actually increased: 73 per cent. compared to 69 per cent. the previous year?