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HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. I am…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevent International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I will be brief for two reasons: first, I would like not to ruin further the Labour Whip’s birthday; secondly, I would not like to keep Labour Members from attending the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDSupply ChainsI am sure that the hon. Lady will be delighted to know that we are working closely with the sector. I have some experience of project bank accounts in the construction sector and…08 Jan 2019HANSARDManufacturing and Automotive SectorThe automotive sector is one of the great success stories of our country, and our sector deal is a good example of how we will continue to support it going forward. We have…08 Jan 2019HANSARDManufacturing and Automotive SectorI am sure the hon. Lady knows that the deal has been backed by everybody in the automotive sector. I meet regularly with them and they have been outspoken about the perils of…08 Jan 2019HANSARDManufacturing and Automotive SectorAs ever, my hon. Friend has absolutely nailed this. The automotive sector, like the BEIS Committee, is totally in favour of the Prime Minister’s deal. I am sure that the SNP…08 Jan 2019HANSARDManufacturing and Automotive SectorI must remind the hon. Lady of my answer to the previous question: the best thing for the Scottish economy is the Prime Minister’s deal. I hope the hon. Lady will consider that…08 Jan 2019HANSARDAerospace BusinessesYou are racing ahead, Mr Speaker; we had got so far behind. My hon. Friend should know that we are strongly supporting the aerospace industry through our aerospace growth…08 Jan 2019HANSARDAerospace BusinessesI am very much looking forward to seeing my hon. Friend on that visit. We are in dialogue with senior management at Sharing in Growth about the scope to extend the programme…08 Jan 2019HANSARDAerospace BusinessesYes and yes.08 Jan 2019HANSARDAerospace BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman knows, I hope, that Bombardier is a company close to my heart. I speak regularly to him and his colleagues and to the company, and I will do anything I can to…08 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend should know that I have listened carefully to her question. In the first instance, a meeting between myself, herself and a representative from the Department for…08 Jan 2019HANSARDJobs (Devon and Cornwall)Happy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to everyone else. The two local enterprise partnerships covering the area—Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP, and Heart of the South West LEP,…08 Jan 2019HANSARDJobs (Devon and Cornwall)I congratulate my hon. Friend on everything he does for employment in this area and in his constituency. He knows that my Department is working with Heart of the South West LEP,…08 Jan 2019HANSARDJobs (Devon and Cornwall)It would be a pleasure. The hon. Gentleman and I have met before to discuss such subjects, and I am happy to do so again.08 Jan 2019HANSARDJobs (Devon and Cornwall)As my hon. Friend knows, my Department is part of the picture; he correctly says the DFE is responsible for skills, but that is an important part of our industrial strategy, both…08 Jan 2019HANSARDJobs (Devon and Cornwall)As someone with previous experience of business in the south-west, in the tourism industry, I understand exactly what my hon. Friend says. The Government’s strategy is very much…08 Jan 2019HANSARDSupply ChainsThe Government support businesses throughout the UK by encouraging innovation, investing in infrastructure and skills and, more importantly, building long-term partnerships with…08 Jan 2019HANSARDSupply ChainsI certainly can, and I welcome the deal proposals that have been put forward by both the offshore wind and the offshore oil and gas sectors.08 Jan 2019HANSARDSupply ChainsThe hon. Gentleman and I frequently speak about the steel industry, and I meet regularly with the trade body, UK Steel, and all the different companies to monitor the future…08 Jan 2019