Industrial Strategy Consultation Debate
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Antoinette Sandbach
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Industrial Strategy Consultation
Antoinette Sandbach Excerpts(7 years, 11 months ago)
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Greg Clark
The steel industry is already embarking on a consideration of how it can plan out its future. I have encouraged it to do that—although it needed no encouragement, because it is keen to do so—and I look forward to seeing the fruits of that during the weeks ahead.
Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con)
I welcome the recognition that rural broadband is particularly important for increased GDP growth. Will the Secretary of State make a commitment that no small rural business will be left behind when it comes to digital connectivity?
Greg Clark
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We want to help everywhere to achieve its potential. We know that the prosperity of many rural areas is held back if they do not have good digital connectivity, so that is one of the ambitions that we set out in the Green Paper.