Secretary of State for Business and Trade
LabourMP for Hove and Portslade
“The government is taking decisive action to strengthen the UK’s economic security and deliver growth in an increasingly contested and uncertain global economy.…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real pleasure to be here. My honourable Friend the member for Central Ayrshire made an outstanding case, and I can reassure him that when it goes beyond the sheer economics of making decisions about …”
“Strong delivery of the 10-year modern industrial strategy is ongoing, including the investment in the British industrial competitiveness scheme—the long-term industrial intervention to address energy costs. We also have the advanced manufac…”
“The Government is today announcing an ambitious new package to provide support for the UK’s high potential scale-ups to grow and stay in the UK.…”
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. This Government believe in Britain’s steel future. This Bill will help to transform that belief into a reality. It will ensure that the long-term vision for our UK steel sector is rea…”
“This statement provides an update on the Government’s support to ceramics and critical chemical producers, two of the foundational sectors underpinning our Industrial Strategy.…”
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. For generations, the steel industry has stood at the very heart of our national story. From the furnaces of Sheffield to the docks of Port Talbot, from Scunthorpe to Redcar, steel forg…”
“It is going to be a busy day for the Department for Business and Trade team. We are going to be spending a lot of time together today, Mr Speaker, and I very much look forward to it. We are improving how businesses find, log into and use di…”
“Mr Speaker, I heard your call for decency and respect, and I hope those will be the watchwords for today’s debate. My right honourable Friend the Chancellor is with her G7 colleagues today, so I am grateful for the opportunity to open the K…”
“With permission, I would like to make a statement on industrial energy costs. When I became Business Secretary, I said that we needed to be bolder, to go further and to move faster to support British enterprise. Today, I want to set out wha…”
“The government is today announcing a comprehensive set of measures to secure and enhance the long-term future of UK steelmaking, strengthen national security and position the UK as a world leader in clean, modern steel production.…”
“With permission, I will make a statement on the Government’s steel strategy. I begin by declaring my membership of Community and GMB trade unions. Resilient economic growth is the main driver of social justice, and steel is essential to bot…”
“The industrial strategy focuses on business investment and creating high-quality jobs. We back our strengths and are unblocking barriers, including through £1.2 billion of skills investment by 2028-29. This Labour Government are investing i…”
“I am pleased to announce that today in Brussels the United Kingdom and the European Union have signed the UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement.…”
“Our trading relationship with the United States is one of the world’s most important. Trade with the US was worth £322bn in 2024, representing 18% of total UK trade.…”
“In 2020, the government committed UK Export Finance support for the Mozambique Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project operated by TotalEnergies. Mozambique LNG was paused in 2021 when force majeure was called due to the deteriorating local sec…”
“It 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 forbearance, may I offer the House’s congratulations to my honoura…”
“I beg to move amendment (a) to Lords amendment 22.…”
“I wish to inform the House of the publication of the UK Compute Roadmap, which has been laid before Parliament. The Roadmap follows on from the AI Opportunities Action Plan that was published earlier this year which set out this government’…”
“The Government will be joining Eutelsat Group’s capital increase today with a UK investment of €163 million.…”
“I have today designated the government's Statement of Strategic Priorities for Online Safety, for the purposes of section 172 of the Online Safety Act 2023.…”
“They cancelled it.…”
“I wish to inform the House of the findings from the recent Microsoft 365 Copilot experiment - a landmark government AI experiment, which demonstrates this government's bold commitment to harnessing cutting-edge technology to transform publi…”
“I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 49D. I want to start by putting on record something that I should perhaps have said a bit more about in this place. I cherish the UK creative industries—their immense contributio…”
“The Government are committed to supporting innovation in Hertfordshire and across the country, and we are investing a record £20.4 billion in research and development this financial year alone. In the last financial year, UK Research and In…”
“I am today laying before Parliament the government’s draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for Online Safety. This statement is a critical document which outlines government’s areas of focus for online safety and which the independent reg…”
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. The House has worked incredibly hard to get the Bill to where it is today. It is a relief that after so many attempts to get this piece of legislation through, over such a long period…”
“Today, I am laying in Parliament Ofcom’s draft codes of practice for child safety duties under the Online Safety Act, setting out the statutory duties providers face and the measures they must take to fulfil them.…”
“I praise my honourable Friend’s work as Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee. She knows full well the importance of this area. She will also know that the Government have pledged to halve violence against women and girls over the cou…”
“We recently launched the AI Opportunities Action Plan to create one of the biggest clusters of AI innovation in the world and deliver a new era of prosperity and wealth creation for our country – harnessing AI to deliver on the Plan for Cha…”
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