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 Mr Richard Needham Mr Richard Needham , North Wiltshire 12:00, 2 May 1991

I accept that we have had job losses and I bitterly regret that, but at the same time we have a large number of companies in Northern Ireland that are continuing to employ people and taking on staff. For example, Shorts has taken on 1,300 people in the last year; Harland and Wolff has been taking on staff; Daéwoo has taken on staff; and Montupet is still recruiting. The hon. Gentleman does the economy of the Province no benefit at all if he tries to knock it and reduce confidence at a time when everybody accepts that it is doing better than any other part of the economy.