In Parliament - Jonathan Reynolds MP

Application of the UK’s Steel Safeguard

Department for Business and Trade

Written Ministerial Statements

On 28 February 2025, the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (“TRA”) initiated a review of the steel safeguard measure. The review assessed whether exemptions afforded to developing...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for his question, which I greatly appreciate. Worcester plays a wonderful role in our economy, and it is great to hear about that level of local ambition from him and other...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I recognise that there are some regulatory issues that my hon. Friend was probably asking about, particularly in relation to the lead that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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My hon. Friend raises some very important and serious questions. Universities play a huge role in innovation and are a vital part of the clusters we are creating, but in themselves, they are...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I thank my hon. Friend for her question. She has already heard me outline the eligibility, and the foundational role that ceramics plays in the strategy and the support it can receive. She is...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I certainly would love to visit—I am happy to commit to that. I am surprised that my hon. Friend did not claim her constituency to be the birthplace of the industrial revolution, because I...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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It is brilliant to hear from my hon. Friend; she has so much to be proud of in her constituency. I have visited Farnborough on several occasions, and it has a range of things that are directly...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I thoroughly thank my hon. Friend for her question and for all her work in her role in Parliament advocating for these issues. There is a huge amount in this strategy for the sectors that she...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I think it was about a year ago when my hon. Friend and I were on the campaign trail in her constituency and visited businesses with the message that we would implement a strategy of this kind. I...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I always take a close interest in success stories from the north-east of England, and what my hon. Friend outlines is incredibly exciting. The high-tech SME cluster that he talks about will...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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It is very important that we show the British people that the added investment and huge increase in defence spending from this Government will see real economic benefits for them and...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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Derby has an incredible pedigree in engineering skills. I agree with the case that my hon. Friend has made so strongly. I have added some funding from my own Department to that from the...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I will be frank with my hon. Friend’s constituents. In the past, Governments have produced documents that do not have much longevity but have a lot of analysis without necessarily having...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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It is important for colleagues to understand that the modern industrial strategy published today provides a tool through which other non-economic Government Departments can filter their own...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s support and kind words. There is a great deal in the strategy that will benefit every part of the UK. He knows that I take my responsibilities for Northern...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I am more than happy to tell my hon. Friend. We have breakdowns for every region going to every colleague; there is so much for each part of the UK that I could not possibly do it justice from...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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I thoroughly agree with my hon. Friend. It is brilliant to see her in Parliament as she has been a trailblazer on these issues, and I recognise the case that she has put forward extremely well. I...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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That is a great question. I remember our conversations about critical minerals, Madam Deputy Speaker. They are a key enabler and they will be even more important in the future. My hon. Friend...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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This industrial strategy seeks to deliver more inward investment. For example, Universal is making an incredible investment in Bedfordshire, where is seeks to deliver the biggest theme park in...

UK Modern Industrial Strategy

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Further education has had a difficult time over the past few years and we are starting to see the kind of investment that will make a difference. We need more business input into skills’...