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HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsIt is a real pleasure to be here. My hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) has made an outstanding case. I can reassure him that when we make decisions,…09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsI will, in just a moment. My hon. Friend was not here to hear his colleagues’ contributions earlier. He will regret that, because they were Churchillian. The Government recognise…09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s contribution. Of course, he is completely correct. The impact that these brands have around the world has not been made recently, and is not to…09 Jul 2026HANSARD British Industry Supercharger: CeramicsThat was a very gracious intervention—I am glad I took it. I had the pleasure of visiting my hon. Friend’s constituency in the run-up to the general election, and I saw how much…09 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Export Finance: MandateThe Government are taking decisive action to strengthen the UK’s economic security and deliver growth in an increasingly contested and uncertain global economy. As the UK’s export…09 Jul 2026HANSARDWell-paid Jobs: Great Grimsby and CleethorpesWe are investing £720 million in the greater Lincolnshire investment fund over the next 30 years as part of our devolved funding and support for areas just like my hon. Friend’s.02 Jul 2026HANSARDWell-paid Jobs: Great Grimsby and CleethorpesMy hon. Friend is right that her constituents are hard-working and they deserve to have a Government on their side: in this Government, they have that. We have invested £140…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for the opportunity to say that one year ago we published our industrial strategy. Since publication, work driven by the industrial strategy has secured around £360…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is good to see the hon. Gentleman again in the same session—I suggest that he buy a lottery ticket tonight, because he is certainly having a lot of success in the draw. I can…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to the business in my hon. Friend’s constituency that he advocates for. Businesses around the country are paying the price of, and having to adapt to the challenges…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI always look forward to the hon. Lady’s questions. The fundamentals of running our economy are going in the right direction. Growth is up, and inflation is down. These are things…02 Jul 2026HANSARDAdvanced ManufacturingStrong delivery of the 10-year modern industrial strategy is ongoing, including the investment in the British industrial competitiveness scheme—the long-term industrial…02 Jul 2026HANSARDAdvanced ManufacturingI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for highlighting the extraordinary achievements of our country that have stemmed from his constituency. As he knows, on the Clyde they have…02 Jul 2026HANSARDAdvanced ManufacturingI am grateful to the hon. Member for championing what is an extraordinary company. I met the chief executive of McLaren just in the last week, and I will be meeting him again in…02 Jul 2026HANSARDAdvanced ManufacturingI am very grateful for the hon. Member’s question because he raises important points. First, we are a listening Government, which is why we have acted to tackle the energy costs…02 Jul 2026HANSARDYouth EmploymentWe are investing £2.5 billion over the next three years in tackling the issues around youth unemployment. That will include new initiatives, such as a further 19 technical…02 Jul 2026HANSARDYouth EmploymentThe hon. Gentleman raises an incredibly important issue. It sounds as if the charity that he references is doing incredibly important work locally. We want to support that work.…02 Jul 2026HANSARDYouth EmploymentI am glad to hear about the hon. Gentleman’s childhood experiences. In retirement, perhaps we will see him in the musical “Mama Mia!”. My first job was on a battery chicken farm…02 Jul 2026HANSARDYouth EmploymentMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. We have created a specific fund to support SMEs and young people to start up businesses. It is incredibly important that people from…02 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure the hon. Lady that the Minister responsible, my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall), has met victims regularly. We are accelerating the…02 Jul 2026