Select Committee statement on Thursday, 12 June 2025, in the House of Commons, led by Liam Byrne.

Industrial Strategy

Statement on the publication of the seventh report from the Business and Trade Committee, Industrial Strategy, (HC 727).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 768 cc1158-1164
Session: 2024-26
Department: Business and Trade Committee
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Caroline Nokes | 768 c1226 (Link to this contribution)
We now come to the Select Committee statement on behalf of the Business and Trade Committee. Liam...; Liam Byrne | 768 cc1226-1160 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to commend to the House the seventh report of our Select Committee and the combined brilli...; John Cooper | 768 c1160 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee for his hard work. It is really heartening ...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This report is an awful lot stronger for the raft of amen...; Antonia Bance | 768 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chair of the Committee for the opportunity to come in on the topic of this important ...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The evidence base we were able to assemble was an awful lot s...; Greg Smith | 768 c1161 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on his statement and his Committee’s report, which is wel...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1162 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. We have heard time and again—we heard it in re...; Gregor Poynton | 768 c1162 (Link to this contribution)
I echo the comments of the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper) about working acro...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1162 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for that question. Again, the report is a lot stronger for the insights my hon. Fri...; 768 c1162 (Link to this contribution); Caroline Nokes | 768 c1162 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I can run this only until 2 pm, so can questions and answers be brief, please?; Charlie Maynard | 768 c1163 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chair for his leadership; we enjoy being under it. To focus on one thing, energy cost...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1163 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Perhaps the most critical test of the industrial strategy...; Matt Western | 768 c1163 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his excellent chairship of the Committee. He spoke about the gra...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1163 (Link to this contribution)
That is absolutely right. The challenges we face as a country are so large that no one Department...; Julian Lewis | 768 c1163 (Link to this contribution)
It seems quite radical to suggest, as the report does, devolving responsibility for post-16 techn...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
This was an important area of debate when we were framing our recommendations. We felt that where...; Rachael Maskell | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chair for the report, particularly for the framing in which it lands the industrial s...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. We have to be careful not to stray too far into the territory of our sis...; Judith Cummins | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
Final two questions and answers—very short, please.; Iqbal Mohamed | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Select Committee, the Chair and its members on the publication of the report. ...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
A very clear answer: leadership from the top—and that means coming from the Prime Minister direct...; Jim Shannon | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Chair and the Committee very much for the report. It is incredibly helpful. The Chair...; Liam Byrne | 768 c1164 (Link to this contribution)
We heard this message loud and clear from Harland and Wolff when we were there: long-term contrac...
Subjects: Education Devolution Finance Energy Industry Innovation Economic growth Procurement Policy Standards Combined authorities Modernisation Training Small businesses Trade Skilled workers Industrial Strategy Advisory Council Life sciences
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Industrial Strategy

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