Alan Gemmell: DBT: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Job Creation

Thursday 30th October 2025

Asked by: Alan Gemmell (Labour - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, What steps his Department is taking to support businesses to create well-paid jobs.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Through our modern industrial strategy, we’re backing businesses to create well-paid jobs across the UK. We’re investing in skills through apprenticeships, technical colleges and regional training programmes to help every area grow. Our global partnerships are delivering real results - the recent US State Visit will create over 15,000 jobs, our renewed India partnership nearly 7,000 and the Regional Investment Summit has unlocked £10 billion and 1,000 new jobs driving prosperity nationwide.