The Labour leader used his next questions to ask about the Business Growth Fund - which Mr Miliband claimed had only helped two business to date - and a report that suggested directors' pay rose by 50% over the last year.
The research agency Forrester says NFC has only had a limited impact to date as retailers have been put off by the cost of the equipment and the prospect of having to pay a new fee to banks and credit card companies that handle the transactions.