Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to agree to General Electric's proposed closure of manufacturing facilities in Rugby.

There has been no formal announcement by GE of an intention to close their Manufacturing Facility in Rugby. The restructuring and job losses announced by the company earlier this year remain under consultation with employee representatives.

The Department continues to monitor impacts on the GE Power businesses in the UK