Small Businesses

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:31 pm on 22 October 2008.

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Photo of Gregory Campbell Gregory Campbell Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) 12:31, 22 October 2008

The Minister has outlined a number of measures which we hope will go some small way towards assisting small businesses, although we must wait to assess their efficacy. He said that banks should not pass on unreasonable costs. Given the recapitalisation that was mentioned a few moments ago, what steps will the Government take to ensure that small businesses do not face the unreasonably high costs that have faced them heretofore?