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Job Creation

Asked by Alan GemmellLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 906107

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, What steps his Department is taking to support businesses to create well-paid jobs.

Answered by Blair McDougall

Through our modern industrial strategy, we’re backing businesses to create well-paid jobs across the UK. We’re investing in skills through apprenticeships, technical colleges and regional training programmes to help every area grow. Our global partnerships are delivering real results - the recent US State Visit will create over 15,000 jobs, our renewed India partnership nearly 7,000 and the Regional Investment Summit has unlocked £10 billion and 1,000 new jobs driving prosperity nationwide.

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