Extract from Westminster Hall debate on UK Automotive Industry: Job Losses - May 22
Wednesday, 23 May 2018 08:21
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):...Lives were transformed
and progress was built on. I actually pay tribute to some of the
things that the Government did by way of continuity of policy, such
as with the Automotive Council; the focus on the industrial sector
and the engine plant; the skills initiative; and investment in
research and development. All of that was welcome. As a
consequence, we saw the number of staff at the factory double from
1,400 when it faced closure in 2010 to...Request free trial
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(Lab):...Lives were transformed and progress was built on.
I actually pay tribute to some of the things that the Government
did by way of continuity of policy, such as with the Automotive
Council; the focus on the industrial sector and the engine plant;
the skills initiative; and investment in research and development.
All of that was welcome. As a consequence, we saw the number of
staff at the factory double from 1,400 when it faced closure in
2010 to 3,000, while GKN—the parts plant just up the road—increased
its staff from 500 to 800. Thousands of local people were given the
opportunities that Warren had..
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