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Thursday 31st October 2024

(4 days, 18 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Douglas Alexander Portrait Mr Douglas Alexander
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I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we work closely with our colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who are responsible for the international humanitarian law assessment. My good and right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has updated the House on the changed advice received by the Government, and I think that I should leave it there.

Melanie Onn Portrait Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) (Lab)
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Will the Minister meet me to discuss how the Government could further develop an industrial strategy to bring up to 10,000 jobs in the offshore wind supply chain over the next 10 years?

Sarah Jones Portrait Sarah Jones
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I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend often and regularly, as we do, to talk about these matters. Of course, the offshore wind supply chain is incredibly important. We have two big announcements to that end, which she mentioned, in relation to Orsted and Greenvolt, and there is much more that we can do through the industrial strategy to keep that area growing.