Debates between Sajid Javid and Susan Elan Jones during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Sajid Javid and Susan Elan Jones
Tuesday 30th June 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Susan Elan Jones Portrait Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)
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The Secretary of State will be aware of the great concern about the Government’s failure to meet export targets. With UK Trade & Investment’s own surveys saying that more than a quarter of businesses reckon that there is no business benefit from UKTI, how does he propose to deal with this problem?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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We have seen some growth in exports over the last five years, but not enough. This remains a challenge, which means looking carefully at UKTI and improving what it does. That is exactly what the Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Maude, is doing. The hon. Lady may know that we have seen record inward investment, which is also important and a job of UKTI to promote. It has now topped £1 trillion—the highest in Europe.