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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 6 February 2014.

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Photo of Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLoughlin The Secretary of State for Transport 9:30, 6 February 2014

I very much agree with my hon. Friend and I know she will be delighted at today’s announcement. It is worth pointing out that in Derby we have got not only Bombardier but Rolls-Royce and Toyota and just over in Staffordshire—but I almost regard it as Derbyshire—JCB, all providing an engineering centre of excellence. It is true that some 71% of this new contract will be based on small and medium-sized industries in this country. I forgot to say that JCB is also in the constituency of my hon. Friend Heather Wheeler.