Extract from Opposition day debate on Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals: Tesla - Feb 23
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 08:33
Nick Fletcher (Don Valley) (Con) [V]:...In my view, the best way we
can support businesses and people in the short to medium term is by
pushing forward with the levelling-up agenda, keeping taxes low,
and promoting the growth of small, innovative companies. The
Government should also help businesses by removing red tape and
promoting job creation through initiatives like free ports. As I
have made clear time and again, nothing would help Don Valley more
than a free port adjacent to our very...Request free trial
(Don Valley) (Con) [V]:...In my view, the best way we
can support businesses and people in the short to medium term is by
pushing forward with the levelling-up agenda, keeping taxes low,
and promoting the growth of small, innovative companies. The
Government should also help businesses by removing red tape and
promoting job creation through initiatives like free ports. As I
have made clear time and again, nothing would help Don Valley more
than a free port adjacent to our very own Doncaster Sheffield
airport and iPort. Furthermore, the UK needs multinational
companies like Apple and Tesla to invest in places like Don
Valley—a view that I have proudly championed. However, as good as
investment from multinational firms would be as we recover from
this terrible pandemic, the UK should also recognise the need to
create its own Tesla and its own Apple. We must strive
to be the world’s workshop yet again. After all, I am sure that
Members from across the House will agree that the UK can only move
forward if it has world-leading homegrown businesses. I am pleased
that this Government share that view. Their recent announcement
that they will be founding the Advanced Research and Invention
Agency, with a generous budget of £800 million, will ensure that
the UK becomes the place for the advancement of cutting-edge
research and technology...
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