Alex Sobel

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 October 2025

Debate

Co-operative Sector: Government Support

Contribution

My hon. Friend knows that for many years I worked in co-operative development, including running co-operatives in Yorkshire and the Humber. To start new co-operatives, particularly co-operative legal forms, is a complex business. Under the last Labour Government, there was a significant level of support on the ground for co-operatives: the co-operative enterprise hub; Business Link had social enterprise units; and other forms of support. Does he agree that we need to try to establish new forms of co-operative support on the ground for people who want to start and develop new co-operatives?

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