Andrew Stephenson
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(8 years, 6 months ago)
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Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
2. What steps he is taking to support the aerospace industry.
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con)
16. What steps he is taking to support the aerospace industry.
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (Sajid Javid)
The Government are working with industry, through the Aerospace Growth Partnership, to remove the barriers to growth, to boost exports and to grow high-value jobs. As part of that work, we are supporting the industry’s investment in technology, competitiveness, productivity, and skills.
Andrew Stephenson
The last financial quarter saw the highest ever number of aircraft deliveries—it was up 5% on last year’s figure and up 34% on 2010’s. Many aerospace companies across Pendle credit the Government’s Aerospace Growth Partnership as having played a key role in that success, so will the Secretary of State confirm that he will continue to support that valuable partnership?
Sajid Javid
Yes. I see regular dialogue with the sector councils, such as the Aerospace Growth Partnership, as a vital part of our industrial approach. It is important that the UK continues to become more productive and more competitive, and that has been central to the work of the Aerospace Growth Partnership. I will be meeting many of that industry’s representatives on 3 December in Filton.