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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) businesses and (b) representatives of the Vauxhall Ellesmere Port supply chain workforce on job losses at that plant.

I refer to the Statement that I made to this House on Monday 16 October, Official Report, column 600, about the developments at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port site. Ultimately this is a commercial decision taken by Vauxhall. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, together with other Ministers and officials have had numerous conversations with the senior management of Vauxhall, its parent group PSA and as well as conversations with the local council, Local Enterprise Partnership management and the General Secretary of Unite on the day of the announcement.