Debate on the Address — [1st Day]

Part of Outlawries Bill – in the House of Commons at 3:19 pm on 9 May 2012.

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Photo of Meg Hillier Meg Hillier Labour, Hackney South and Shoreditch 3:19, 9 May 2012

The right hon. Gentleman talks about supporting small and medium-sized businesses, but the loan guarantee scheme is a very small drop in the ocean, because the banks simply will not lend to small businesses in my constituency. If they will not lend at the current percentages, they will not lend at lower percentages. That is the problem. When will he wake up to the fact that Operation Merlin did not wave a magic wand and did not work?