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Debate between James Duddridge and Margot James
Thursday 1st November 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Duddridge Portrait James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con)
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T2. What assessment has the Minister made of the UK’s ability to support any bright new businesses starting up in our regional towns, particularly start-up tech businesses, and to help them grow?

Margot James Portrait The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries (Margot James)
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We do indeed have many bright new businesses across the UK. Research published a week ago by Tech Nation showed that British cities such as Manchester and Cambridge have the same number of tech companies now valued at $100 million, and that, I think, shows that we as a nation are really supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in their growth aspirations.

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