Business, Innovation and Skills

Lord Willetts Excerpts

Monday 28th March 2011 Ministerial Corrections

[Andrew Miller]

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what meetings he has had with representatives of Pfizer (a) before and (b) after its decision to close its research and development site in Kent.

[Official Report, 4 February 2011, Vol. 522, c. 976W.]

Letter of correction from Mr David Willetts:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Andrew Miller) on 4 February 2011.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Mr Willetts]

The Prime Minister met Jeff Kindler, CEO of Pfizer Inc, on October 21 and they spoke on the telephone in December 2010. I met Ian Read, Jeff Kindler's successor, on 24 January 2011 at 10 Downing street and officials have since held several discussions with the senior management of Pfizer UK.

The correct answer should have been:

[Mr Willetts]

The Prime Minister met Jeff Kindler, CEO of Pfizer Inc, on 21 July and they spoke on the telephone in November 2010. I met Ian Read, Jeff Kindler's successor, on 24 January 2011 at 10 Downing street and officials have since held several discussions with the senior management of Pfizer UK.