Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Jonathan Gullis Excerpts
Wednesday 12th July 2023

(10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Gullis Portrait Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con)
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A Government survey has shown that 75% of British businesses support improvements to the UK’s sick pay system. Yesterday, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) launched a report, alongside WPI Economics and the Centre for Progressive Change, with ideas about how that could be done. Will my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister ensure that we get a meeting with the Chancellor, ahead of the autumn Budget, to see what ideas can be developed? They could provide an economic boost of £4 billion to the UK economy.

Oliver Dowden Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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As ever, my hon. Friend has made a strong case. The Chancellor is sitting next to me and I am quite sure he would be delighted to meet with him.