Oral Question·Department for Education
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 18 October 2022Answered: 24 October 2022
Asked by
Kate Osamor
Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
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.