1 Lauren Edwards debates involving the Department for Business and Trade

Oral Answers to Questions

Lauren Edwards Excerpts
Thursday 5th September 2024

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Melanie Onn Portrait Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) (Lab)
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8. What recent progress his Department has made on introducing an industrial strategy.

Lauren Edwards Portrait Lauren Edwards (Rochester and Strood) (Lab)
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9. What recent progress his Department has made on introducing an industrial strategy.

Anneliese Midgley Portrait Anneliese Midgley (Knowsley) (Lab)
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12. What recent progress his Department has made on introducing an industrial strategy.

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Jonathan Reynolds Portrait Jonathan Reynolds
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Let me say how wonderful it is to see my hon. Friend back in her place, representing her community and bringing with her even more expertise from the roles that she has held and the work that she has done in her time outside Parliament. It is a key priority for me to ensure that good jobs in the supply chain come with the transition that we all now support. I can tell her not only that we are interested in Air Products, but that my colleague, the Minister of State for Industry, already has a meeting with it scheduled in the next few days, and we look forward to working with my hon. Friend not just on that, but on many issues in the weeks and months to come.

Lauren Edwards Portrait Lauren Edwards
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The voluntary sector had a strong voice under the previous Labour Government, and partnership with it was key to our achievements in office. How will my right hon. Friend ensure that the voluntary sector has a strong voice once again under Labour, so that we can deliver the Government’s industrial strategy, particularly as it relates to the creative industries and the mission to ensure high-quality care for all?