Thursday, 25 January 2024
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help increase access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.
What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to help increase inward investment into the science and technology sector.
What assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of operating costs for small and medium-sized enterprises.
If she will take steps to ensure that the proposed trade deal with India includes legal commitments on upholding human rights.
What steps her Department is taking to help protect supply chains in the context of the Houthi attacks in the Persian Gulf.
What steps her Department is taking to support businesses in rural areas.
Whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of Government support for small businesses in north Wales.
What recent steps her Department has taken to help increase foreign direct investment into north Northamptonshire.
When she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to exonerate the remaining sub-postmasters with criminal convictions relating to the failure of the Post Office Horizon system.
What recent assessment she has made of the principal barriers to trade for importers.
What steps her Department is taking to encourage sub-postmasters who were affected by the failure of the Post Office Horizon system to claim compensation.
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle late payments to small and medium-sized businesses.
Whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taking fiscal steps to help support the steel industry.
What steps she is taking to help support the growth of co-operatives and social enterprises.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that regulators support economic growth.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?
Select Committee statement
I beg to move, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day. I thank the right hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi)—who is not in the Chamber— the hon. Member...
I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that His Majesty has signified his Royal Assent to the following Acts and Measures: Post Office (Horizon System)...
Debate resumed.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mark Fletcher.)
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