Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Jenny Willott Excerpts
Wednesday 18th January 2012

(12 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Cheryl Gillan Portrait Mrs Gillan
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The hon. Gentleman speaks powerfully, but he has been a Minister and knows that direct intervention would not be appropriate until more investigations have been made as to the reasons for this reported failure of Peacocks. Because so many jobs depend on this, if there are any redundancies or job losses, Jobcentre Plus will be there to provide individual support, as it has done in other instances. I assure him and all those beyond the Chamber whose jobs depend on Peacocks that this Government and the Welsh Government, and I am sure all of us together, will do what we can.

Jenny Willott Portrait Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD)
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Given that up to now Assembly Ministers have been very slow off the mark to take action to help out with the terrible situation facing Peacocks, will the Secretary of State ensure that Ministers at both ends of the M4 pull together to try to put pressure on the banks to ensure that we can save this important Welsh company?