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<p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State and other ministers at BEIS hold regular
sector calls with all the industries that BEIS covers, including but not limited to
sectors within manufacturing, energy, construction, life sciences, professional services,
retail and hospitality. The industry representatives range from large to small businesses
and trade associations. Additionally, since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, the
Secretary of State has held frequent group calls with the major business representative
organisations that represent a wide range of businesses in sectors and regions. All
these engagements have provided information on the impact of Covid-19 on industries
and sectors, and have informed the response from BEIS and other Government departments.
The BEIS ministerial team continues to use these on-going engagements to ensure the
effectiveness of the Government’s responses to the Covid-19 outbreak and, as demonstrated
by the Secretary of State’s recent industry roundtables on Economic Recovery, to ensure
a safe return to work across the whole UK economy as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p>
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