Oral QuestionDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 18 June 2018Answered: 21 June 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Answer from Hansard

Nick Thomas-Symonds

My hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for her constituents, and the common understanding will of course benefit the businesses she mentions. Our deals on emissions, energy trading, food and agricultural trade will all reduce costs for businesses. Astonishingly, the Conservatives and the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) want to reverse that and reimpose those costs on businesses.