Proceeding contribution from Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on Welsh Affairs.

Welsh Affairs

I, too, met Rio Tinto representatives, and all I can say to the right hon. Gentleman is that there was a lot of dithering at the beginning. Perhaps the offer was too little, too late, or it was not the right offer and was too late. Nine hundred jobs are being lost at Bosch; that closure, I gather, has been on the cards for a year or more, but I understand that it took until last month for the Labour-Plaid Welsh Assembly Government to get around to holding talks with the company's management. After 13 years, what is Labour's legacy?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 506 c484
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Children Broadcasting Banks Devolution Credit Broadband Incentives Internet Economic situation NHS Pensioners Poverty Minimum wage Public expenditure Public service Telecommunications Small businesses Wales Welsh language Taxation Unemployment Welsh Government Economic recession
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