Oral Answers to Questions

Sally Jameson Excerpts

Thursday 12th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Chris Bryant]

I am happy to meet the hon. Member if she wants to take me through some of the specific issues in her constituency; I have done that for several hon. Members, and we had a roundtable last week to try to get the timelines down. Sometimes it is difficult. The median time in which we sort them out is 14 days, but if the hon. Member has problems, I am happy to tackle them with her.

[Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central) (Lab/Co-op)]

From Kingswood accountants to Automated Analytics and our young traders market, Doncaster is home to many businesses run by ambitious entrepreneurs. Will the Minister update the House on how Government support, such as the start-up loan scheme and the growth guarantee scheme, are helping young entrepreneurs and start-ups, and on what more we can do in this policy area?

[Peter Kyle]

I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s advocacy on this issue. Britain is the start-up capital of Europe. We are doubling down to ensure that once businesses are started up, they can scale up, stay and build their innovation here, which is why we are also the unicorn capital of Europe. We will double down and make sure that all that innovation, job creation and wealth creation remain here benefiting Britain, including my hon. Friend’s constituency.