Jobs and Growth

Part of Debate on the Address – in the House of Commons at 1:00 pm on 17 May 2012.

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Photo of Richard Burden Richard Burden Labour, Birmingham, Northfield 1:00, 17 May 2012

We all applaud the deal at Vauxhall Ellesmere Port and I am glad that the Chancellor managed to get out—almost through gritted teeth—some acknowledgement of the contribution of the work force and the trade unions in achieving that. Does he speak to motor manufacturers? Does he know that what he has said about the great work they are doing being export-led is linked to the problems? Does he know what is happening to commercial vehicles and the problems the motor industry has in that regard? Finally, is he going to do anything about Lola, one of the most successful performance engineering companies in this country, which went into administration this week?