In Parliament - Jonathan Reynolds MP

United Kingdom and Republic of India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Department for Business and Trade

Written Ministerial Statements

On 24 July 2025, the Government signed the UK-India trade deal. This deal will unlock economic growth in every corner of the UK, put money back into working people’s pockets, and delivers...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I can absolutely guarantee my hon. Friend that we will have that meeting. I appreciate the work that we have been able to do together, reacting to the media reports that initially surfaced....

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I can reassure my hon. Friend and all colleagues that those decisions will always be in the domain of this Government and this Parliament in the UK. There has been a lot of speculation, during...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I very much agree with my hon. Friend. Nationalism is fundamentally a creed based on grievance, rather than real solutions, and that stands in contrast to our approach. There are specific...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I am always grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for his helpful and pragmatic work and engagement. I recognise the issue that he has highlighted. A lot of small businesses were locked...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

The shadow Secretary of State talks about vulnerable people. Which Government left one in eight young people not in education, employment or training, while net immigration hit 1 million? It was...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

It is always nice to hear from the shadow Secretary of State. First, as he knows, the Office for National Statistics workforce survey shows that the overall number of jobs is higher after a year...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I am always keen to update the hon. Member and colleagues on the situation with British Steel. We have cancelled the redundancy consultation and removed the immediate risk to 2,700 jobs. We have...

Topical Questions

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

This has been a year of real achievement for the Department for Business and Trade. From holding our record-breaking international investment summit, which saw £63 billion committed to the...

Industrial Strategy: Cornwall

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

First, let me say that, as someone who used to spend their family holidays in Cornwall, I must protest: I have had two questions from Cornish colleagues and not a single invite to visit Cornwall...

Industrial Strategy: Cornwall

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. I was dismayed this morning to wake up and hear the Reform party actively arguing for less investment in Britain and telling businesses they should not...

Industrial Strategy: Cornwall

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

As we have heard, the industrial strategy is a plan to lift every part of the country, and it specifically recognises clean energy opportunities for offshore wind and nuclear in the great...

Industrial Strategy: Teesside

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend and his colleagues are incredible champions for bringing investment into the area, and I recognise and thank him for that support. He is right to say that some of the perhaps more...

Industrial Strategy: Teesside

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend’s area is one of the most exciting investment locations in the world—in clean energy opportunities, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, but also in creative...

Industrial Strategy: North Wales

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend warmly for his question. I am excited about this. The strategic sites accelerator will prepare and accelerate sites for development by using Government tools, such as land...

Industrial Strategy: North Wales

Business and Trade

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I am delighted by the hugely positive response that the industrial strategy has received. It is a plan to lift every part of the country, making it easier and quicker to do business and to...

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

Commons debates

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

Commons debates

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...