Eastbourne and Willingdon MP Caroline Ansell has mentioned the town’s upcoming DigiFest event during Prime Minister’s Questions when she praised its organisers.
Caroline told the House of Commons during its showcase event of the week: “Beautiful Eastbourne is perhaps best known as a top visitor destination, but there is important work being done to put us on the digital map.
“DigiFest, the first local event of its kind, is coming to the Welcome Building next week.
“It will showcase some pretty stellar local tech talent and open doors of opportunity, with an ambition to create 10,000 local jobs in this sector.
“Will the Prime Minister applaud event organisers Chalk Eastbourne and Switchplane, and lay out what the Government are doing to ensure Great Britain - and Eastbourne - is one of the best places in the world to be involved in this continually ground breaking sector?”
In reply, Rishi Sunak said: “The Government has a mission to make the UK the most innovative economy in the world and the growth of our tech industry is one of the key ways we will achieve that.
“I am delighted to join my honourable friend in thanking and paying tribute to Chalk Eastbourne for its terrific organisation of DigiFest. This is a great example of how, in local areas, we can bring together people to create jobs and opportunity, and ultimately drive the growth that our country wants to see.”
Speaking afterwards Caroline added: “It was great the PM praised this local initiative with big ambitions for our town.”
