Speeches by Kyle.

“I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s contribution. Of course, he is completely correct. The impact that these brands have around the world has not been made recently, and is not to be taken lightly; it has come on the back of generations of extraordinarily hard work, precision and success. That is why the industry has th…”

“I will, in just a moment. My hon. Friend was not here to hear his colleagues’ contributions earlier. He will regret that, because they were Churchillian. The Government recognise the importance of and understand the challenges that the sector has faced in recent years. The British industry supercharger was designed to …”

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“That was a very gracious intervention—I am glad I took it. I had the pleasure of visiting my hon. Friend’s constituency in the run-up to the general election, and I saw how much hard work and dedication he put into his campaign; I have also seen the clear-sighted representation, and heard the voice, that he has provide…”

“It is a real pleasure to be here. My hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) has made an outstanding case. I can reassure him that when we make decisions, they go beyond the sheer economics of investment, and into considerations about communities and sectors. The societal impact, should more ce…”

“House adjourned.”

“These are very important ones. When it comes to automotive, we have DRIVE35, but also energy support. We have the supercharger and BICS.”

“We are engaging as much as we possibly can. Yes, we have the small business plan, but we also have the SME team in my Department, who have been out on safari in towns right around the country, having sessions with small businesses deep into communities, so that my officials are as connected to the frontline of this sec…”

“It is not just my Department. The main Department for climate change is obviously DESNZ, which will have a whole range of other interventions in different sectors. When it is specific climate investment into transition, most of those programmes are being led out of DESNZ. For my Department and when it comes to specific…”

“When it comes to the number of pubs going under—one type of small business—we have slowed the pace, even though I am not saying that slowing the pace is where we need to get to, because we need to stop the pace in its tracks.”

“I have not read the report from the IFS or seen how that has been calculated or how that ties in with where the Treasury figures are. I am very happy to review that report myself, look at it and see where it stands with the overall direction of travel with business rates.”

“I am going to answer that sharply in two ways. First, I have never spoken to any business that is happy with the taxation level that it has and would not like to see it going down. Secondly, as I said, I have a very thriving hospitality and nighttime economy in Hove, and one weekend I walked right the way down the high…”

“We are two years into a five-year Parliament and taking steps down that road, but we are not at the destination yet.”

“These are things that are balanced by Government in the transition to zero, if you are manufacturing. For example, if you are an automotive manufacturer, we will have DRIVE35. We will have a £4 billion fund to help with that transition. There will be parts where, because of the increased profitability that will go with…”

“Hang on a sec. Let me get to the end of the thought exercise here that you have set me. It is a challenging one, and I want to rise to the challenge and be up front and honest about what more needs to be done. A third of those businesses in hospitality will have seen rates fall. When it comes to energy costs, we are tr…”

“There are other sectors that face specific challenges. I am frustrated that hospitality finds itself in a position where it faces specific challenges. Every day you turn on the news in the morning and hear about another sector, whether it be defence or universities and student fees, facing issues because of the inherit…”

“Thanks to the Committee for asking me back, and for Amanda as well, who has done an outstanding job as interim Permanent Secretary. One observation I have from my time in this job is just how outstanding the Department and its officials are. This is a quite turbulent period in global economic life, and Departments such…”

“I have only taken one lesson from President Trump, in that he moves very quickly and is not bogged down by convention. President Trump has taken equity stakes. The Administration in the most free market economy in the world has started taking equity stakes in companies that it sees are important to national life and ec…”

“Let me run through a few things. The first one is a foundational one. The foundational factor that every business, large and small, needs, but particularly those on the high street, which need customers with cash in their pockets, is economic growth. That is why doubling down on overall economic growth for the country …”

“I can speak from only one of those Departments here in front of you today, and that is the Department for Business and Trade. I can tell you that the voice of businesses, including small businesses, hospitality and retail, is heard loud and clear around the table. You will know that, when it comes to hospitality, I hav…”