UK productivity 'not as good as some of our competitors'published at 16:20 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
Industrial Strategy general debate
House of Commons
Parliament
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary, Greg Clark, says the Industrial Strategy put forward by the government is working to address the productivity of the UK, which "has not been as good as some of our competitors".
There are five areas which the government needs to work in, not just in the Business department but in other departments too. He says he wants a business environment for start ups that will allow them to "attract the funding they need to grow".
He says that "whether it is looking to the future, harnessing resources" or "looking objectively and candidly at areas in which we need to do better," then the government is setting out a strategy for which all areas of the UK can contribute, he adds.