Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Jim Allister Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd December 2024

(2 days, 2 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachel Reeves Portrait Rachel Reeves
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Just today, the Government launched the disability finance code for entrepreneurship—something championed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade—to ensure that people from all types of backgrounds, including those with disabilities, can start and grow their own businesses.

Jim Allister Portrait Jim Allister (North Antrim) (TUV)
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When the Windsor framework was introduced, it was accompanied by the boast that access to the EU single market would result in a huge increase in investment in Northern Ireland. Is the Chancellor aware that Invest NI has reported that there has been no upturn, and is that not because of the barrier presented by the Irish sea border to the bringing of raw materials into Northern Ireland from Great Britain?

Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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The Government are committed to increasing the flow of investment to every nation and region of the United Kingdom, and we will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to deliver that for the people of Northern Ireland.