Small Businesses

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Oral Answers to Questions – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 November 1979.

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Photo of Mr Bob Cryer Mr Bob Cryer , Keighley 12:00, 12 November 1979

Does the Secretary of State accept that one of the key ways in which to assist small businesses would be to lower interest rates and restore public expenditure cuts, including those in manufacturing industry? Does he not accept that when the Government cut back on expenditure to organisations such as British Leyland that affects thousands of small firms, which then face bankruptcy?