Extracts from remaining stages (Commons) of the Finance Bill (day 1) - July 1
Thursday, 2 July 2020 08:20
Zarah Sultana (Coventry South) (Lab): The effects are already being
felt. Each week, new job losses are announced and more businesses
close their doors. Rolls-Royce plans to cut thousands of staff,
including at its nearby Ansty plant. Jaguar Land Rover has
announced hundreds of redundancies in nearby Solihull, with a
domino effect causing hundreds of job losses in car parts
manufacturers in Coventry South. That will have a devastating
knock-on effect for local suppliers and shops in the city,...Request free trial
(Coventry South) (Lab): The
effects are already being felt. Each week, new job losses are
announced and more businesses close their doors.
Rolls-Royce plans to cut thousands of staff,
including at its nearby Ansty plant. Jaguar Land
Rover has announced hundreds of redundancies in nearby Solihull,
with a domino effect causing hundreds of job losses in car parts
manufacturers in Coventry South. That will have a devastating
knock-on effect for local suppliers and shops in the city, not to
mention the dire impact of the crisis on hospitality, the arts and
countless other industries in the city...
(Coventry North West)
(Lab):...This crisis requires a regional response, so that places
such as the west midlands are not left behind. The Government’s
one-size-fits-all approach fails to understand how our economy
works. My own city has seen a devastating impact, with mass
redundancies coming at Coventry College. Last week, I spoke about
the impact on the aviation industry, with job losses at
Rolls-Royce Ansty and in the arts and
small businesses such as Exhibit 3Sixty. We need to protect our
industries in the west midlands. That is why we need decisive rapid
action to boost the economy, to provide small and medium-sized
firms with the support they need, and to give businesses the
strongest incentive to start creating jobs again...
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