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Manufacturing and Employment

The hon. Gentleman is a very distinguished member of the Select Committee on Business and Enterprise, which I have the privilege to chair. The theme that he is pursuing is familiar—he has pursued it with Ministers on many occasions and may he continue to do so. May I encourage the hon. Gentleman to go a bit deeper? Is he aware that the French and German Governments have acted much more decisively than the British Government to support the component supply industry in those markets? It is not just the Toyota and Nissan badges that matter; the stuff that goes into those cars also matters. Our component industry is generally strong, but at present it is threatened, and more decisive action is being taken elsewhere to support component industries.