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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Matt Western (Labour), on Thursday, 7 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.


LORD BHATTACHARYYA

That this House notes with regret the passing of Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya; recognises the enormous contribution that Lord Bhattacharyya made to the UK manufacturing sector and in particular the automotive sector; notes the critical role Lord Bhattacharyya played in negotiating the sale of Jaguar Land Rover between Ford and TATA and helping assure its subsequent growth; further notes Lord Bhattacharyya' s extraordinary networking skills in bringing inward investment into Coventry and the wider West Midlands region; and acknowledges the leadership that he gave during a long career at the University of Warwick through the establishment of the world-leading Warwick Manufacturing Group and associated businesses.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
2155 
Session
2017-19
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Jack Dromey
Jim Cunningham
Virendra Sharma
Lord Spellar
Subjects
Bhattacharyya, Lord
Link
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