Speeches by Kyle.

“This is a great Committee. In my day, I had to fight to get the Committee to talk about regulation and procurement because it was not seen as being “retail” enough. Those are things that I care very much about. The Procurement Act is now on the statute book. We now have access to it—because it took quite a while for so…”

“There is a venture capital unit within the Department for Business and Trade. It is about to announce and undertake its second female cohort of funders within that unit. There are specific work programmes such as that where we are trying to embed the kind of work that you are championing within the Department itself.”

“We are, but these are also businesses, including retail, that now sell abroad and should be looking to exploit the opportunities that come from selling abroad. In the modern age, where that can be transacted via the internet and social media, there are great opportunities for all businesses, and they need to know more …”

“I accept the point. There is a lot more that we can do, specifically on monitoring data, because monitoring data can itself change behaviours. That is something that I will take away. Gareth may be able to add something on data collection. I am not aware of all the areas of data that we do or could collect, but it is s…”

“This is something that I care very much about. Again, when I was at DSIT, I was struck by the lack of representation of women in the tech sector. I did a lot of work in my then Department on that. I am very pleased that the British Business Bank has now taken this really seriously. We have allocated £100 million toward…”

“It is a constituency that I have a deep affection for. We are losing my family home at the moment because I lost my dad last year, who lived there until his death. Your constituency is one that is burned very deep into my heart, and I want to see it succeed. In my lifetime, I have seen the high streets that you were ta…”

“As I have already said, we are undertaking a programme of reforms when it comes to regulation. We are looking intensively as a Department at how we can benefit traders up and down the country. I was born and grew up in your constituency—”

“I hope you are keeping a manual copy of it as well, as a back-up.”

“Indeed. The supply chain was manually resumed, and—I am sure JLR will come before you at some point—the lessons that come from this are deep. I want the private sector to learn the lessons from this, M&S and other attacks, because the way you build resilience in the private sector right now is evolving very fast.”

“We inherited an economy that had come out of the highest interest rates for a generation and was ravaged by those challenges. It was still suffering the market consequences of the mini-Budget and therefore there was deep suspicion from within the markets. We were viewed with some suspicion from global partners for bein…”

“It is good to be before you in a new role, Mr Speaker. In fact, even though I might not look it, we have an entirely fresh ministerial team before the House today. With your forbearance, may I offer the House’s congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Dr Tidball) on becoming parliame…”

“I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s work in this area, the conversations that he has and the insight that he shares with the House, as recently as today in his contribution. The responsible business conduct review will be critical to ensuring that businesses respect human rights, labour rights, the environment and anti-…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend not just for his contribution, but for his advocacy for the rural economy. This Government are committed to supporting businesses, including those in rural areas such as South West Norfolk, to thrive and grow. We know that rural areas offer significant growth potential, contributing £259…”

“We are delivering bold action to drive investment and growth nationwide. Our modern industrial strategy is cutting red tape, saving businesses nearly £6 billion a year, and unlocking quicker, simpler ways to do business. We are investing £6.6 billion through the British Business Bank to help innovative firms scale, and…”

“I reassure the hon. Gentleman that the industrial strategy gives clarity on policy for 10 years into the future, which has been welcomed by businesses large and small. I also reassure him and the businesses in his community that there will be no repeat of the mini-Budget that the Conservatives inflicted on our country,…”

“As the hon. Lady knows, we have put a lot of effort into the reset with the EU. We have built new opportunities for British people and British business, and we will continue to do so.”

“I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for welcoming me to the Dispatch Box. We are very aware that we inherited a crisis—a crisis created by the Conservative party, including the state in which they left our global relations, the lack of growth in the economy and the effects of the mini-Budget. The reputation of our coun…”

“I assure the right hon. Gentleman that every sector of our economy is at the forefront of the Chancellor’s mind as she stabilises and recovers our economy from the 14 years of chaos and confusion wrought by the Conservative party. I also assure him that there will be no repeat of the mini-Budget that the Conservatives …”

“This Government wasted no time when it came to trade deals—not just talking about them, but delivering them. We have already secured trade deals with the biggest economy in the world, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and our biggest trading market. The Government’s clear principle is to deliver for Br…”

“That was a very thoughtful contribution, and I am very grateful for it. The Motability Foundation is an independent charity and is regulated by the Charity Commission, but it does engage fully with the Government in the most respectful way. As my hon. Friend would imagine, I have instructed my officials to work with th…”