Oral QuestionNorthern Ireland Office

If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of allocating additional funding for teaching assistants in Northern Ireland.

Tabled: 14 November 2023Answered: 22 November 2023

Asked by

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Jonathan Reynolds)

small businesses are the beating heart of our high streets and communities, and they are essential to economic success and our growth mission. We want growth in every part of the UK, and small businesses have an enormous role to play in that.