Debates between George Freeman and Holly Mumby-Croft during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between George Freeman and Holly Mumby-Croft
Tuesday 7th June 2022

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Freeman Portrait George Freeman
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The hon. Lady makes an important point about social enterprises being mainstreamed in the business community. She may have seen the recent report by the all-party parliamentary group for social enterprise, of which I have long been a supporter, that argued that we should mainstream social enterprise in the BEIS policy framework, which is an interesting proposal. We have just announced the biggest increase in research and development and innovation funding—an increase of £25 billion over the next three years. I have asked UK Research and Innovation to focus on that incubation hub infrastructure around the country, so that we can continue to support the university and small business networks that create the opportunities for tomorrow.

Holly Mumby-Croft Portrait Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe) (Con)
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13. What steps he is taking to support manufacturers.