Industrial Strategy Debate

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John Bercow

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Industrial Strategy

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Monday 10th September 2012

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I appeal for brief questions and brief answers, in order to maximise the number of contributors.

Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con)
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I applaud the Secretary of State for the work he has done with the automotive sector; we have seen the benefits in Stratford-on-Avon. He is rightly not going to be picking winners, but does he agree that what we should be doing is picking sectors where we can be world beaters, and improving and supporting those sectors?