SMALL BUSINESSES

That this House notes with regret that Kaydee's Bookshop, an award-winning bookshop in Clitheroe, is closing after 60 years due to the current economic climate; realises that there will be nine job losses as a consequence; recognises that the closure is symptomatic of current economic policy and that small and medium-sized businesses are closing across the UK; and calls on the Government to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses get the support that both need and deserve in order that they may survive the recession.