Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Patricia Gibson and Joanna Cherry

Thursday 23rd September 2021 Commons Chamber

[Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP)]

11. What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on opportunities for UK businesses.

[Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP)]

16. What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on opportunities for UK businesses.

[The Paymaster General (Michael Ellis)]

Our exit from the European Union has given us the freedom to conceive and implement rules that put UK businesses first. Only last week, the Government announced further reforms to reduce burdens on businesses, which I am sure the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) and her party will welcome, to help unleash innovation and propel economic growth across the whole United Kingdom. The Government’s action to seize the opportunities of Brexit is already having an impact, as she well knows. The International Monetary Fund is expecting the United Kingdom to see the fastest GDP growth in the G7 this year—something about which the entire House can be proud.