Economic Update Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Economic Update

Caroline Nokes Excerpts
Monday 11th January 2021

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
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We are officially out of time, but I will keep this running for a few minutes longer if Members will be decent and be quick. There are two more items of business, and it is simply not fair on other Members later in the day if this item of business takes too long.

Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con) [V]
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Retraining opportunities will be a crucial part of our economic recovery. I have been really impressed by companies such as Openreach, which has set a promising target for more women in its employment programmes. Will my right hon. Friend the Chancellor look at making sure that women are not excluded from the economic recovery?