Oral Answers to Questions

Mohammad Yasin Excerpts

Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Commons Chamber

[Ellie Reeves (Lewisham West and Penge) (Lab)]

12. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create jobs in green industries.

[Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab)]

19. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create jobs in green industries.

[Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)]

22. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create jobs in green industries.

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[Mohammad Yasin]

I recently had a meeting with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, which is on track to certify a zero-emissions aircraft for passenger flight in 2026. The company is growing and has an ambition to reintroduce whole aircraft manufacturing to the UK, bringing in new jobs. The ATI—Aerospace Technology Institute—investment programme has been important in getting to this point, but, as they go beyond research and development, what more will the Government do to support ambitious companies such as Cranfield Aerospace and Hybrid Air Vehicles to manufacture the technology they have developed in Bedfordshire?

[Graham Stuart]

There are huge opportunities for our world-leading aerospace sector in the move towards sustainable aviation fuels. The Jet Zero Council helps to lead that work. We have set mandates to help drive take-up and ensure we are a world leader.