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(7 years, 4 months ago)
Commons Chamber Mr Speaker
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Mr Speaker 
        
    
        
    
        Order. We have run out of time so we must have very brief questions. I think a sentence will suffice.
 Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP) 
        
    
        
    
        Factory output has decreased, according to the papers today. Will the Minister outline what he can do to assist factory manufacturing and initiate a clear industrial strategy?
 Greg Clark
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Greg Clark 
        
    
        
    
        As the hon. Gentleman knows, through the industrial strategy, which has been developed in close collaboration with the Engineering Employers Federation, and through investment in research and development and skills, we are doing everything we can to take the opportunities arising.