Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect jobs at Zimmer Biomet in Bridgend.

On the 29^th June Zimmer Biomet communicated to union representatives and employees the decision to close the manufacturing operation at Bridgend with the loss of 540 jobs. With 30 sites worldwide this decision is part of the company’s strategy to reduce its global footprint.

The Department for Business and Trade and Welsh Government officials are working with the company to understand the reasons behind the decision, the impacts on Bridgend and how to safeguard the workers affected.