Oral QuestionDepartment for International Trade

What recent steps she has taken to ensure that the rights of workers are protected in future trade deals.

Tabled: 23 September 2021Answered: 21 October 2021

Asked by

Gerald Jones

LabourMerthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for International Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

The net zero transition is a huge economic opportunity for this country, despite the naysayers on the Opposition Benches. We have had almost £44 billion of investment since July, which will deliver jobs across the country, including in my hon. Friend’s constituency—investment that the Opposition presumably do not want. We are ensuring we have the skilled workers that we need, launching Skills England and our new growth and skills offer to encourage even more apprenticeships, and supporting the industry-led plan for hydrogen to deliver the workforce needed for the industry of the future.