Contributions
6 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Small BusinessesComing from a small business background as I do, I thank the Minister for the Answer. I shall quote my local paper’s warning from local stores: “Use us or lose us”. Business rates…29 Oct 2020HANSARDRetail Businesses: Financial SupportMy Lords, we are a nation of shopkeepers, and small outlets are the heart of our local community in Weston-super-Mare. Should the Government not have a special plan to help them?…21 Sept 2020HANSARDLate PaymentsMy Lords, I raise a point on an area I hope the Government are currently improving. In the past I was the managing director of a small plastic manufacturing company. We were very…19 Jun 2019HANSARDCorporate GovernanceMy Lords, does the Minister agree that management is the key issue when it comes to small businesses? I left school and went into a company that was run on the lines of “them and…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingMy Lords, I want to make a general comment to the Government. Coming from a plastics manufacturing background, I was staggered to read in the newspapers that weekend that plastics…22 Jan 2019