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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s advocacy on this issue. Britain is the start-up capital of Europe. We are doubling down to ensure that once businesses are started up, they can…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI enjoy these exchanges with the shadow Secretary of State. I note that Reform’s self-styled shadow Secretary of State—or, as I call him, the shadowy Secretary of State—is not in…12 Mar 2026HANSARDJob CreationI am afraid that the hon. Lady describes the doom-laden Lib Dem world that she inhabits, not the real world that is inhabited by entrepreneurs and businesses right across the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that the impact of BICS is essential, and it will be fundamental in getting growth into the economy and sustainable businesses into the future. We are…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member’s question is incredibly important. He will know that my ministerial team and I have been very active on this issue. Just a couple of weeks ago in Brussels I…12 Mar 2026HANSARDJob CreationIt would be a pleasure to work with my hon. Friend to unlock more investment in offshore wind in South Dorset. Dorset council and the Crown Estate have already committed up to £1…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman raises an issue that is close to my heart. The Government and I care deeply about the future of the automotive sector. Exports are incredibly important to…12 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-EU Competition Co-operation AgreementI am pleased to announce that today in Brussels the United Kingdom and the European Union have signed the UK-EU competition co-operation agreement. This is the first supplementary…25 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Trade and PharmaceuticalsOur trading relationship with the United States is one of the world’s most important. Trade with the US was worth £322 billion in 2024, representing 18% of total UK trade. In May,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDMozambique LNG: UK Export Finance WithdrawalIn 2020, the Government committed UK Export Finance support for the Mozambique liquified natural gas project operated by TotalEnergies. Mozambique LNG was paused in 2021 when…01 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe growth emergency we inherited from the previous Government demands a proportionate response. That means an unrelenting focus on pro-business policies. It means harnessing…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s question, and I know that his community will be grateful for his question, too. I can assure him that we are working to mobilise the…30 Oct 2025HANSARDResponsible Business Conduct ReviewI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s work in this area, the conversations that he has and the insight that he shares with the House, as recently as today in his contribution. The…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question— I am glad he got in today. I can assure him that we are working closely with pubs. We want pubs to be at the beating heart of…30 Oct 2025HANSARDResponsible Business Conduct ReviewIt is good to be before you in a new role, Mr Speaker. In fact, even though I might not look it, we have an entirely fresh ministerial team before the House today. With your…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend asks exactly the right questions, which I am extremely grateful for, because they are central to the programme of economic reform that this Government are…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is quite extraordinary; after just a couple of weeks in the job, I have announced £230 million of deregulation every year—£1 billion-worth between now and the next general…30 Oct 2025HANSARDInvestment in BusinessesI assure the right hon. Gentleman that every sector of our economy is at the forefront of the Chancellor’s mind as she stabilises and recovers our economy from the 14 years of…30 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYou would have thought, Mr Speaker, that the hon. Gentleman might say a good word about our British automotive sector. The trade deal that we struck with America—the first and the…30 Oct 2025HANSARDInvestment in BusinessesWarrington has been at the centre of previous industrial revolutions, and we are determined that it will be at the forefront of the industrial revolution that is unfolding, with a…30 Oct 2025