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Business of the House

May I draw my right hon. Friend's attention to early-day motion 995? [That this House condemns Hewlett Packard for abandoning their manufacturing base in Scotland and transferring it to the Czech Republic in order to exploit cheap labour in that country; and notes that 200 jobs in manufacturing will be lost as a result of this corporate greed.] The early-day motion refers to the disgraceful decision by Hewlett Packard in my constituency to transfer its manufacturing facility from Scotland to the Czech Republic, which will mean that 200 quality manufacturing jobs will be lost. The decision was driven by corporate greed and the exploitation of cheap labour in eastern Europe. May we have a debate on corporate greed and perhaps review our current employment legislation so that we can stop these faceless corporate magnates from making decisions in which their workers have no input?