The Economy

Part of Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 4:34 pm on 22 June 2011.

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Photo of Alun Cairns Alun Cairns Conservative, Vale of Glamorgan 4:34, 22 June 2011

The hon. Gentleman focuses on manufacturing, but how does he contrast performance over the past 12 months with that over the previous 12 years, when manufacturing in Wales in particular, and in the west midlands, fell dramatically from representing close to a third of the economy to nearer 20%?