Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 6 March 2025Answered: 13 March 2025
Asked by
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
Gareth Thomas
We have had one or two questions on this topic, and the hon. Member will therefore not be surprised by my answer. I gently point out that the difficult decisions we took on employer’s national insurance contributions in the Budget were a direct result of the mess the Conservative party, which he supported so enthusiastically, left for this Government.