Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 January 2017.
Nusrat Ghani
Conservative, Wealden
12:00,
17 January 2017
I thank the Minister for his answer. Scientifica, one of the largest employers in my Constituency, won both business of the year and export business of the year for 2016 at the British Chambers of Commerce’s annual awards. I will be incredibly proud to join Scientifica when it opens the London stock exchange in March. Will he join me in congratulating Scientifica, and will he pledge to continue supporting such businesses, which export the best of British scientific innovation, collaboration and enterprise to the rest of the world?
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