Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“Whether he plans to take steps to consolidate the number of national pay bargaining units in the civil service.”
Tabled: 18 July 2024Answered: 25 July 2024
Asked by
Jeremy Corbyn
Your Party — Islington North
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Peter Kyle)
Ensuring that business support takes account of rural needs is incredibly important for this Government. Around one in six people live in rural areas in England, with over 520,000 businesses contributing £259 billion to the English economy.