Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 4 February 2025.
Helen Grant
Shadow Solicitor General
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support legal services and skills.
Gareth Thomas
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
One of the Industrial Strategy’s eight growth-driving sectors is Professional and Business Services, of which the Legal Sector will play a key role. Professional and Business Services has been selected because it has been successful, has driven growth, and is an area where the UK has a real competitive advantage.
Skills will play a crucial role in the Industrial Strategy, driving growth through increased productivity, as well as creating well paid jobs which increases opportunities for everyone. We will work closely with business, devolved governments, local leaders, trade unions and others to ensure the skills system is responsive and flexible, and that people have the opportunity to get on and fulfil their potential. This includes establishing Skills England and successfully designing the new Skills and Growth Levy.
We’ll publish our specific plans when we launch our new Industrial Strategy.
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