EU Membership: Economic Benefits Debate
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Main Page: Chris White (Conservative - Warwick and Leamington)Department Debates - View all Chris White's debates with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
(8 years, 2 months ago)
Commons ChamberI recently spoke in the debate on the Queen’s Speech and called for an industrial strategy, not least because the manufacturing sector needs long-term assurance if it is to succeed. Irrespective of whether the shadow Chancellor agrees on the need for an industrial strategy, does he agree that a vote to leave would create unwelcome uncertainty at a time when our vital manufacturing sector needs stability?
There is a desperate need for long-term, patient investment in our manufacturing base in order to develop an industrial strategy. The threat of Brexit is undermining those who make the decisions about that long-term, patient investment, and Brexit would be a disaster for recreating our manufacturing base in this country.