Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 5 December 2024Answered: 12 December 2024
Asked by
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
My hon. Friend will be aware that the Chancellor of the Exchequer recently announced £20.4 billion in investment for research and development for the next year, which will help to drive even more of the type of technological investment that she rightly champions. We are also working with small businesses to encourage them to adopt more digital technologies through the digital adoption taskforce.