UK-EU Summit
Debate between Keir Starmer and Emily Darlington(1 week, 6 days ago)
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The Prime Minister
As the hon. Member knows, we are committed to Horizon. We will retain that commitment to research, because it is so important for our national interest.
Emily Darlington (Milton Keynes Central) (Lab)
It never ceases to surprise me how little the Opposition understand about making trade deals. Perhaps that is why they never made a good one. We do not need to explain that to the 19,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in my constituency; they have been choked by the red tape agreed by the Conservatives. Those businesses agree with the Federation of Small Businesses that this deal will finally reduce and get rid of the bottleneck. Can the Prime Minister tell the businesses in my constituency and across the country when we can finally be relieved of the Tories’ red tape that is crushing our small businesses?
The Prime Minister
My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the red tape having such an impact on our small businesses. That is why I am pleased that we have made progress. We now need to make further progress as quickly as we can to ensure that businesses thrive in the markets in which they want to trade.