Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Greg Clark and Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard

Tuesday 31st January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Greg Clark]

I will indeed. One of the big opportunities is to make sure that the excellence we have in science and research is married with local strengths so that we can have the products of that research, in manufacturing for example, as well as the discoveries themselves.

[Tom Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) (UUP)]

Northern Ireland has only one very small enterprise zone, which is up in Coleraine and has not really progressed. Can the Secretary of State give any support or assistance to the Northern Ireland Executive, when they are up and running again, for more enterprise zones within the Province?

[Greg Clark]

I have, as the hon. Gentleman would expect, conversations with Simon Hamilton, the Minister responsible in Northern Ireland. My colleagues and I are very happy to consider his suggestions and proposals when we meet him.