Thread by @KwasiKwarteng

In my first month as Business Secretary, I've had the pleasure of meeting 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟯𝟬 job creators and entrepreneurs across the UK

British businesses are facing extraordinary pressures, but we are determined to #BuildBackBetter. And we will.

My top 5⃣ priorities 👇🏾

Top announcements over the past 4 weeks:

1⃣ Signed deals for additional 40m vaccine doses from @valnevaSE and 50m from @CureVacRNA, if needed

2⃣ Set out plans for a new UK-wide subsidy control system, replacing the inflexible EU State Aid regime

3⃣ Bounce Back Loan borrowers can delay repayments by extra six months, benefiting 1.4 million businesses

4⃣ Strengthened Prompt Payment Code, ensuring big companies pay their small suppliers on time + progressing plans to give @SB_Commissioner new powers

5⃣ Thanks to Govt investment, large-scale vaccine manufacturing began in West Lothian - supporting 100 new jobs

6⃣ £40m to help polluting industries reduce their carbon emissions + save on energy bills

7⃣ £12m UK-Japan robotics deal to help automate nuclear decommissioning

8⃣ Increasing eligibility criteria for Debt Relief Orders, giving more people with problem debt a fresh start

9⃣ £84m to back green tech aerospace projects in #Bedford, #Bristol, and #Cranfield

🔟 Extended our vaccine manufacturing contract with @WockhardtUk until Aug 2022