Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Fiona Bruce and Greg Clark

Tuesday 31st January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Greg Clark]

The hon. Lady does not have it right. She should know—the science sector has welcomed this fact—that we protected funding for science during all the difficult years in which we were recovering from the financial situation that Labour left us. There was a huge welcome for the £2 billion increase, which is the biggest since 1979. In other words, that is bigger than what any Labour Government ever offered.

[Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con)]

2. What recent assessment he has made of the international competitiveness of the UK aerospace.