Industrial Strategy

Debate between Baroness Evans of Bowes Park and Lord Fox

Wednesday 26th October 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Fox (LD)]

My Lords—

[The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)]

My Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrats and then we shall hear from the Labour Benches.

[Lord Fox]

My Lords, I declare an interest in GKN and Smiths Group. At this week’s Science and Technology Select Committee, the Science Minister from the other place was unable to describe to us what the intention of an industrial strategy would be. Given that the last Parliament put in place a long-term industrial strategy, what role will that play in this long-term industrial strategy, and can the Minister explain to us what it is?