Aubrey McCarthy (Independent)

My business applied for LEO funding recently and was accepted. When we went to draw down the grant, the money was not there. We qualified and got the ticket, but there was nothing behind it. They said maybe it would be in next year's budget. It is very difficult for an SME doing everything possible to keep everything going but it is not working on the ground.

Mention was made of doubling Skillnet expenditure and targeting literacy and numeracy among adults. How would that translate into helping SMEs and their productivity?