Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Kevin Hollinrake

Thursday 17th October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I am a great believer that free trade and free enterprise help us to achieve our environmental goals through better technology, more innovation and more ingenuity. The Minister of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Conor Burns), recently visited Brazil and discussed those precise issues with its Trade Minister.

[Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)]

Sylatech is a precision engineering business in Kirkbymoorside in my constituency, but it is suffering a significant business impact due to control delays on its export licence applications. Will my hon. Friend update the House with a timescale to resolve that problem?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Kevin Hollinrake

Tuesday 11th September 2018 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I find it astonishing that no Opposition Member is prepared to congratulate the Government on the announcement of the £20 billion that we are putting into the NHS because of increasing demand.

[Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)]

The Chancellor has been an outspoken advocate of a fairer distribution of regional spending. Has he read the letter that we sent him in late July? Will he commit to the Transport for the North strategic investment priorities in his forthcoming Budget?