Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 16 October 2025Answered: 23 October 2025
Asked by
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
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.