Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“What steps her Department is taking to support the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.”
Tabled: 19 May 2022Answered: 26 May 2022
Asked by
Mr Gagan Mohindra
Conservative — South West Hertfordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Douglas Alexander)
This Government are taking action to foster economic growth in Scotland. According to the latest figures, the UK is now the fastest-growing economy in the G7, and last week the OECD upgraded our growth forecast for this year, as did the International Monetary Fund. Scottish businesses and communities are benefiting from our new trading relationships with India and the United States and from the UK’s defence dividend. Those are all creating and supporting good-quality jobs across Scotland.