Manufacturing and Engineering (Northern Ireland)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:11 pm on 6 February 2025.

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Photo of Sarah Jones Sarah Jones Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) 5:11, 6 February 2025

I thank the hon. Member for that Intervention. He is now looking at his phone. I do not whether the unions are messaging him during the debate, but if so, it is very effective.

Of course I will do whatever is useful in this regard. Commercial decisions are being made; we cannot influence all of them, but we can do what we can, and we are trying. We have a very skilled workforce that we do not want to lose, and I am happy to meet, work with and walk alongside our colleagues who are working in Northern Ireland.

I thank the hon. Member for initiating the debate. It is always a joy to talk about what is happening in Northern Ireland, and even more of a joy to be there and see it. I look forward to doing that again soon.

Question put and agreed to.

House adjourned.

intervention

An intervention is when the MP making a speech is interrupted by another MP and asked to 'give way' to allow the other MP to intervene on the speech to ask a question or comment on what has just been said.