Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
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(13 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberOrder. That answer is too long. The Minister will resume his seat, and he must not repeat that.
I thank the Minister for his answer. Given the need to provide growth in the Northern Ireland economy and ensure jobs and investment, can he provide assurances to the House that the Prime Minister, on his current trade mission to China, is aware not only of the need to rebalance the economy in Northern Ireland but of the products that could be exported as part of international trade—and also of the fact that the Government are about to publish a paper on the Northern Ireland economy and corporation tax?