Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What steps his Department is taking to improve relations between the UK Parliament and parliaments in Commonwealth countries.”
Tabled: 14 July 2021Answered: 20 July 2021
Asked by
Jamie Stone
Liberal Democrat — Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Rachel Reeves
Unlike the Conservatives, we believe that investing alongside private industry is good for jobs and good for economic growth. I visited the National Wealth Fund’s offices last month where I heard at first hand about its equity investment in Cornish Metals. This will help to finance the reopening of Cornwall’s South Crofty tin mine, creating more than 300 local jobs, and—