§ Mr. Patrick Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about the help now available for small businesses.
§ Mr. FletcherMy right hon. Friend has announced the relaunching of the support for innovation programme, with special provisions to help small firms, and the repackaging of our schemes to make them more easily understood. The Budget speech contained a number of measures for small firms, and a report proposing reductions in administrative and legislative burdens is about to be published.