Oral QuestionDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 19 December 2023Answered: 11 January 2024

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Ian Murray)

The crisis that we inherited from the previous Government is not just fiscal but industrial, because neither the previous Government nor the SNP had any proper industrial strategy for Scotland. Our industrial strategy will deliver certainty and stability, which businesses need in order to invest in the high-growth sectors that will drive long-term sustainable economic growth. Well-paid jobs are at the heart of our modern industrial strategy, which is complemented by our plan to make work pay. Our strategy is clear: as a Government, we are pro-business and pro-worker.