Jim Cunningham
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(11 years, 3 months ago)
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Matthew Hancock
Of course UK Export Finance should support growth that is sustainable. It has recently published on its website the sovereign debts owed to it by overseas Governments in order to become yet more transparent.
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
10. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the development of the Government’s strategic defence review.
The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Michael Fallon)
Preparations for the review are under way. My Department is fully engaged on the industrial aspects. Together with Steve Wadey from MBDA, I co-chair the defence growth partnership, which is addressing the competitiveness of the defence sector and especially how we can better exploit the links between civil and military technologies.
Mr Cunningham
May I do something unusual, which is to thank the Secretary of State and the Minister for their help in saving the London Taxi Company in Coventry? What discussions has the Secretary of State or the Minister had with Rolls-Royce on the possible impact of its decision on the supply chain and through job losses?