Small Businesses

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 2 May 1991.

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Photo of Ian Paisley Ian Paisley Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party 12:00, 2 May 1991

I will reword it. How can the Minister pretend to the House today that he is supporting small businesses when he knows very well that the cash which those small businesses are chasing comes from the larger employers and from the employees of the major industries? Is he aware that more than 1,000 jobs have been lost in Northern Ireland in the past few days? That means that those people will not be in a position to support new small industries. Is not he aware that there will be so much unemployment that all the small businesses will be in jeopardy?