Extract from Transport Questions: Aviation Sector Employment: Covid-19 - Dec 3
Friday, 4 December 2020 08:19
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab): Many
hundreds of my constituents are reliant on jobs related to the
aviation sector, so the Government’s financial support for
businesses in this industry has been welcome. However, there are
valid concerns surrounding the conditionality of that support,
particularly among workers at Rolls-Royce, with their jobs at risk
of being offshored. Will the Minister work to ensure that any
financial support is translated into the protection...Request free trial
(Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab): Many hundreds
of my constituents are reliant on jobs related to the aviation
sector, so the Government’s financial support for businesses in
this industry has been welcome. However, there are valid concerns
surrounding the conditionality of that support, particularly among
workers at Rolls-Royce, with their jobs at risk of
being offshored. Will the Minister work to ensure that any
financial support is translated into the protection of jobs here in
the UK?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (): The Government, of course, are acutely aware of the
importance of the highly skilled, dedicated employees in aerospace
in the hon. Lady’s constituency and across the UK. We are very much
working to ensure that as many jobs as possible can be protected
and, particularly through the release of the global travel
taskforce, we are looking to see that demand increases and we get
people flying as soon as is safely possible. It is in that way that
we will most protect the industry, which means so much to all of
us.
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