Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Tomlinson and Cat Smith

Tuesday 28th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dan Tomlinson]

Of course, the Government want to do all we can to support businesses up and down the country—small, medium and large. That is why we are working hard to put the economic stagnation we had over the last 14 years behind us. We are seeing economic growth rising—growing by 0.5% in February; we saw unemployment falling; and we were seeing Government borrowing falling as well. Those are the long-term changes we need to lay the foundations so that businesses can grow, invest and hire more people. It is disappointing that the Conservatives seem to have forgotten what we need to provide stability in our economy.

[Cat Smith (Lancaster and Wyre) (Lab)]

T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.