Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rosie Wrighting and Peter Kyle

Thursday 12th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Peter Kyle]

I am afraid that the hon. Lady describes the doom-laden Lib Dem world that she inhabits, not the real world that is inhabited by entrepreneurs and businesses right across the country. The reality is that 381,000 more people are in work since the start of 2025 because of this Labour Government. She may have missed the fact that my Department, under my leadership and this team, has set up the global talent taskforce, accompanied by a global talent visa. Around the world, we are out there hunting down the best talent, attracting people to the UK and aligning this endeavour with investment, making the UK the best place to invest, to grow and to scale a business anywhere in the world.

[Rosie Wrighting (Kettering) (Lab)]

6. What steps he is taking to help start-ups and scale-ups access new markets.