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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Government support for business inquiry

Inquiry by the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, 9 September 2014 to 31 March 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 11 November 2014: Mike Cherry, National Policy Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, Lee Hopley, Chief Economist, EEF (the manufacturers’ organisation), Phil Orford MBE, Chief Executive, Forum of Private Business and Dr Kevin Farnsworth, Senior Lecturer, University of York
  • 18 November 2014: Naomi Clayton, Senior Analyst, Centre for Cities, Matthew Cross, Head of Inward Investment, Invest in Bristol and Bath, Dr Cathy Garner, Director of Strategy, Wave 2 Growth Hubs Programme, Lancaster University Management School, Mike Palin, Executive Director for Strategic Economic Development, Liverpool City Region LEP, Caroline Norbury MBE, Chief Executive Officer, Creative England, Jim Farmery, Director of Business Development, Creative England, and Steve Futter, Senior Account Manager, Solent LEP
  • 2 December 2014: Dr Gordon Edge, Director of Policy, RenewableUK, Ian Fitz-Harris, Marketing Director, URICA, Stuart Garner, Chief Executive Officer, Norton Motorcycles, Nick Molho, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group, Carl D’Ammassa, Managing Director of Asset Finance, Aldermore Bank, Irene Graham, Executive Director for Business Finance, British Bankers Association, Stephen Pegge, Group External Relations Director, Lloyds Banking and Group, and Chairman, Small Firms Advisory Panel, British Bankers Association, Oliver Griffiths, Head of Government Affairs and Policy, Green Investment Bank, Shaun Kingsbury, Chief Executive, Green Investment Bank, Patrick Magee, Chief Operating Officer, British Business Bank, and Keith Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, British Business Bank.
  • 9 December 2014: Dr Adam Marshall, Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce, Lesley Batchelor OBE, Director General, The Institute of Export, Simon Moore, International Director, Confederation of British Industry, Matthew McDonnell, Managing Director, Resimac, Dr Julie Madigan MBE, Chief Executive, The Manufacturing Institute, John Baragwanath OBE, Projects Director, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Peter Templeton, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Manufacturing, Malcolm Evans, Chief Executive Officer, UK Manufacturing Accelerator, Nicola Bolton, Acting Managing Director, UK Trade and Industry (UKTI), David Godfrey, Chief Executive Officer, UK Export Finance (UKEF), Janice Munday, Director of Advanced Manufacturing and Services, Manufacturing Advisory Service, Steven Barr, National Director, Manufacturing Advisory Service
  • 15 December 2014: Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Adam Micklethwaite, Deputy Director, Business Support Delivery, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Guy Warrington, Director, English Regions, UKTI, and Jan Dixon, Deputy Director, Regional Growth Fund