Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Virginia Crosbie Excerpts
Wednesday 26th October 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Claire Coutinho Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Claire Coutinho)
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This continues to be an important ministerial post in Government. The Secretary of State will have strategic oversight, but let me leave the hon. Lady in no doubt about how important the issue is to this Government. With 1.3 million more people in work, billions more in funding for children with SEND, a new BSL Act, Down’s syndrome Act and special rules for end of life, this continues to be a very important area for this Government.

Virginia Crosbie Portrait Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn) (Con)
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T3. I am delighted that two entrepreneurs, Janet Percival from Jaspels cider and Stacey Chadfield from Emberwood Creative, will be coming to Westminster as part of the Savvitas MP HERoes initiative. Does my hon. Friend agree that our entrepreneurs are the backbone of our economy, particular in places such as Ynys Môn?

Katherine Fletcher Portrait The Minister for Women (Katherine Fletcher)
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With family on the island running businesses, including my own—businesses based in Llangefni and Aberffraw, a wonderful part of the island—I absolutely support the work that the Savvitas MP HERoes have done to celebrate female-led enterprises across all areas of the UK. I particularly want to take this opportunity to thank Helene Martin Gee for her excellent work in this area. I am also delighted to announce that to date, 40% of start-up loans issued by this Government have gone to female entrepreneurs.