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Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Drew Hendry

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Oral Answers to Questions

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Point of Order
Tuesday 13th September 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I have had extensive discussions with the steel industry over the summer, as my hon. Friend will understand. It is very important that we should have a sustainable future for what has been, and is, a very important sector in our economy.

Drew Hendry Portrait Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)
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T9. The huge Hanjin Shipping line has gone into receivership, leaving between £12 billion and £16 billion-worth of goods at sea. The inability to dock is projected to have an impact on UK retail, particularly during Christmas trading. More importantly, UK seafarers—

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. One sentence. Very briefly. We have got a lot to get through.

Drew Hendry Portrait Drew Hendry
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Seafarers such as Scots cadets are stuck at sea. What action is the Minister taking to assist retailers, and will he speak to his Foreign and Commonwealth Office counterpart to get help for our seafarers?

Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I will take that point away. On the immediate impact, I know that the local enterprise partnership is engaged in ensuring that the delays will be overcome.

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