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

To ask the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with the company INEOS on the suitability of Easington constituency as a location for (a) advanced manufacturing and (b) the automotive industry.

As part of our industrial strategy, the Department maintains close dialogue with key businesses including INEOS about investment and other issues. Decisions on the location for specific potential investments are a commercial matter for the companies concerned.

Our Industrial Strategy White paper sets out how we are building a Britain fit for the future, how we will help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the United Kingdom with investment in the skills, industries and infrastructure of the future.