Paul Holmes

The Minister has outlined the £2,000 payment to businesses. Does he think that it is best for a Government to administer that payment or to reduce taxation on businesses so that they can choose to emp

My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I go through the same thing as him. One of the most frustrating things on a Friday, when I go to see businesses in my area, is that I have no hope to

British businessmen and women are integral to the growth and sustainability of our nation’s finances. A nation’s economic strength is measured not simply by the size of its Government, the amount it s

Will the hon. Lady acknowledge that economic growth in Europe is lower than the economic growth in this country? Perhaps she could also tell the House how much her party, under its policy proposal, wo

Since I last asked the Minister about the Liberal Democrats’ £620 million-worth of debt at Eastleigh borough council, it has got bigger, the external auditors have said that there have been financial

I thank the Minister for giving way and I will not intervene on her any further. She talks about giving people certainty, but this Government could have created certainty by standardising the planning