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Rupa Huq Excerpts

Thursday 25th January 2024 Commons Chamber

[The Minister for Industry and Economic Security (Ms Nusrat Ghani)]

Obviously it is important to secure investment in mining in Cornwall, particularly the mining of lithium, which will be critical for our car batteries. I certainly agree to be interrogated by the APPG, of which my hon. Friend is a powerful leader, and I congratulate her on securing that investment in Cornwall.

[Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Lab)]

T6. Could Ministers fix the illogical loophole faced by Pixipixel, a lighting and camera hire firm in Acton? It supplied the equipment for the first two series of a popular ITV drama called “Grace”, which is set in Brighton, but because of Ofcom rules about the imposing of regional spending on public service broadcasters, it has now been banned and gazumped by a company in Manchester. Can this be sorted out, because—

[Mr Speaker]

I call the Secretary of State.

[Dr Huq]

It is having a punitive effect on businesses within the M25.