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Business question from Elliot Morley (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 9 July 2009. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

Corus in Scunthorpe has today announced a further 360 job cuts. That comes on top of 500 job cuts that were announced recently. Given the severe impact on the steel industry in Scunthorpe, and indeed nationally, will my right hon. and learned Friend ask the Business Secretary to have urgent talks with Corus about its plans, to bring some stability to the company? While I am grateful for the regional development agency taskforce, which is being sent into Corus to help staff, may we have a debate about how we can use selective regional aid to help areas such as mine, which are being hit so badly by the global downturn in manufacturing?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
495 c1146-7 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Redundancy Corus
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk