If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Can the Minister assure me that by the end of this Parliament small businesses in Gainsborough will be paying less tax than they are now?

What recent steps he has taken to reduce the amount of tax payable by small and medium-sized enterprises.

So what are the Government doing to reduce—

Topical question number one, sir.

As our economy is cyclical and sooner or later there will be another recession, will the Chancellor take this opportunity to deny the claim

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Can the Minister assure me that by the end of this Parliament small businesses in Gainsborough will be paying less tax than they are now?

What recent steps he has taken to reduce the amount of tax payable by small and medium-sized enterprises.

So what are the Government doing to reduce—