Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make it her priority to meet with Bombardier in Belfast to discuss the potential merits of additional Government support for that company in its dispute with Boeing in the US; and if she will make a statement.

The UK Government will continue to undertake all efforts to support Bombardier and defend UK interests against the unjustified and unwarranted case brought by Boeing regarding the C-Series programme.

I look forward to engaging with the company, its workforce and wider stakeholders on this issue. All those affected can be reassured that the UK Government will do all that is possible to safeguard the livelihoods of workers, their families, those in the broader supply chain, and the Northern Ireland economy as a whole.