Industrial Strategy

Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon Excerpts

Wednesday 26th October 2016 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Mobarik]

I agree with my noble friend.

[Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon (LD)]

My Lords, I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that, following the more than 250 job losses in Yeovil, I recently wrote to the Secretary of State asking whether the preservation of Britain’s only stand-alone production capacity for helicopters in Yeovil would be part of a national strategy. He has not yet replied. Can she tell me whether it will be or not?

[Baroness Mobarik]

I cannot give any specifics on that, other than to repeat that we are looking at all our sectors and at the whole industrial strategy. We are looking at various methods of improving how we do things to build an economy that works for everyone the length and breadth of the country.