Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 110079

Skilled Workers: Job Creation

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to incentivise UK-based companies to retain and create skilled jobs in the UK rather than offshore them.

Answer

Blair McDougall
Our modern Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to back our strengths and create a highly skilled, economically prosperous country, with key objectives to drive up business investment and create high-quality jobs across the UK. We are focused on capturin...

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