Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Catherine West and George Freeman

Tuesday 29th November 2022 Commons Chamber

[George Freeman]

The hon. Member raises an important point. We are committed to using our Brexit freedoms both on procurement and regulation to support UK industries. I will raise that issue with the Minister for Industry and Investment Security, who sadly cannot be here this morning, and make sure that she picks that up with the hon. Member directly. However, the answer is that we are totally committed to the UK steel sector and to getting the balance right between ensuring that we have open procurement and that we use Government procurement muscle to back our industries. They are not easy decisions to make, but we are very sighted on them to try to get that balance right.

[Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)]

8. What steps his Department is taking to support small business growth.