HC Deb 08 April 2003 vol 403 c120W
10. Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement on the prospects for small businesses in Scotland.[106722]

Mrs. McGuire

The Government have put in place a solid macro-economic framework for business to prosper in. Small businesses make a crucial contribution to the Scottish economy and I am confident that in Scotland they are well placed to take advantage of this.