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Debate between Graham Stringer and Alok Sharma
Tuesday 10th November 2020

(3 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Graham Stringer Portrait Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab)
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The Government claim that they want to rebalance the economy and have invested in new vaccine manufacturing capacity. Why was that not in the north of England or other regions, rather than in Braintree?

Alok Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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We have invested in manufacturing across the country. In fact, I visited Valneva, which is one of the companies that is producing one of the vaccine candidates, and we have of course invested there as well. If the hon. Gentleman has particular suggestions to make about areas where we ought to be investing in terms of vaccine manufacturing, he should come forward.