Greg Smith

Greg Smith

Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 June 2025

Debate

Industrial Strategy

Contribution

I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on his statement and his Committee’s report, which is welcome. The summary clearly says: “Britain’s economic institutions and markets—especially in public procurement, energy, skills” and, critically, “the diffusion of innovation and finance—must be modernised for new times.” In the spirit of the partnership he spoke of between the public sector and private sector, he will no doubt have been glued to the debate on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill yesterday, when I pointed out that most of the Government’s advanced fuels funding is going on foreign-owned technologies. How does he think, and did his Committee consider, the way that the approach to Government grant schemes for innovation needs to change to ensure that we keep talent and innovation here at home?

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