To ask the Solicitor-General what guidance she has issued to the Crown Prosecution Service on the prosecution of crimes involving fraud against small businesses. [128965]

In March this year, I arranged and attended a meeting between the CPS, the SFO and the Federation of Small Businesses.I have had discussions with colleagues in the DTI about the importance of tackling fraud against small business.In July of this year, the Home Office published their report on responses to their consultation on business crime.