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Business of the House
Thursday 14th October 2010

(13 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Prisk Portrait Mr Prisk
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You are very kind, Mr Speaker. There will be a sub-regional White Paper in due course.

Lord Austin of Dudley Portrait Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab)
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The deep-seated structural challenges facing the west midlands economy mean that our region has been hit harder by the downturn than anywhere else in the country, and the recovery will take longer, too. Is the Secretary of State prepared to meet a cross-party delegation of Members of Parliament from the west midlands and business leaders from the region so that we can discuss plans to bring new industries and new jobs to the region?

Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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I am happy to do that. In recent times, I have met Opposition Members from the west midlands who were concerned about the car industry and others who were concerned about ceramics. I am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues.

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