Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 14 June 2005, in the House of Commons, led by Richard Burden. The answering member was Meg Munn.

MG Rover

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on MG Rover.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 435 c25-49WH
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department of Trade and Industry
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Richard Burden | 435 c26-7WH (Link to this contribution) : I am grateful to my hon. Friend. Had the Alchemy deal happened, it would not have been in the inte...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c26WH (Link to this contribution) I served on the Trade and Industry Committee at that time, and it was obvious to us that had Alchemy...; Adrian Bailey | 435 c26WH (Link to this contribution) May I emphasise the fact that in West Bromwich, West an enormous number of second, third and even fo...; Richard Burden | 435 c26WH (Link to this contribution) : There is consensus among serious commentators that the closure or massive downsizing of Longbridge...; Richard Burden | 435 c25-6WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to introduce this debate on an issue of huge importance not just t...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c30WH (Link to this contribution) : In a minute. Jon Moulton did not bother when it became clear that the Government were going to ha...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c30WH (Link to this contribution) : Will the hon. Lady give way?; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c30WH (Link to this contribution) I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) on securing this de...; Richard Burden | 435 c27-30WH (Link to this contribution) : The hon. Lady pre-empts something that I was going to say a little later—but I am not sure whether...; Caroline Spelman | 435 c27WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on having secured this important debate. What happens to the exist...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) : Proof is always difficult to get from this Government, because they try to hide from it most of th...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c30WH (Link to this contribution) : We can come back to that later.; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c30WH (Link to this contribution) : It is interesting that the hon. Gentleman does not want to comment on the other business, about as...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c30WH (Link to this contribution) : I shall answer the hon. Lady's question if she will answer mine: what proof has she that the Gover...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) : That is why it is vital that we have a proper inquiry—so that any information that comes out is in...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c32WH (Link to this contribution) : Before I was interrupted, I was pointing out that the Government Car and Dispatch Agency had only ...; Speaker | 435 c32WH (Link to this contribution) I intended, when the present speaker had sat down, to draw attention to the fact that quite a few ho...; Lord Spellar | 435 c32WH (Link to this contribution) On a point of order, Mr. Benton. Is there a time limit on speeches in this debate that would prevent...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c32WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me. I will give way at some point, but I must make some ...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c33-5WH (Link to this contribution) : I will not give way. I have quite enough to say, and it is worth putting it on the record, because...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c32-3WH (Link to this contribution) : I am sorry, but I shall not take any more interventions for the time being, as it is not fair to o...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c35-6WH (Link to this contribution) : I feel that I am eating into other people's time—[Hon. Members: ““You certainly are.””] I shall si...; Khalid Mahmood | 435 c35WH (Link to this contribution) : Will the hon. Lady give way?; Lord McCabe | 435 c36-7WH (Link to this contribution) I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) on s...; Lord McCabe | 435 c37WH (Link to this contribution) : The short answer is that I do not know—but that is the point. I agree with my hon. Friend that if ...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c37WH (Link to this contribution) : Does my hon. Friend agree that, in addition, we must consider the number of redundancies, how the ...; Caroline Spelman | 435 c39WH (Link to this contribution) : Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the inquiry should find out why the then Secretary of State for...; John Hemming | 435 c37-9WH (Link to this contribution) Those who have seen ““The Rotters' Club”” on the television or read the book may understand a little...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c39WH (Link to this contribution) : Does the hon. Gentleman think that it was right and proper for Tony Woodley to be there?; John Hemming | 435 c39WH (Link to this contribution) : Yes, I do. There are three questions that the DTI needs to answer. Given the very real evidence t...; Lord McCabe | 435 c40WH (Link to this contribution) : I am sorry to have to clarify this again, but I am intrigued that the hon. Gentleman's view now ap...; John Hemming | 435 c39-40WH (Link to this contribution) : I have a lot of time for Tony Woodley. He has always worked very hard for his members. Whether he ...; John Hemming | 435 c40WH (Link to this contribution) : If the hon. Gentleman had been listening to my speech earlier, he would have heard me mention that...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) : It was always obvious what was going to happen. If the hon. Lady does not live in the real world e...; Lord McCabe | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) No change there, then.; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) : I have given way enough for the time being. I have only got to what happened five years ago, and t...; Khalid Mahmood | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Lady give way?; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) : I am certainly very keen on the inquiry. We will have to see what it comes up with, but given the ...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) : The hon. Lady should look at the Hansard report of the exchanges at the time, because she will not...; Lynne Jones | 435 c31WH (Link to this contribution) My recollection is that the hon. Lady was vocal in welcoming the Phoenix deal. I do not recall her s...; Julie Kirkbride | 435 c32WH (Link to this contribution) : The hon. Gentleman can say as much as he likes, but he will notice that in nothing I said about th...; Richard Burden | 435 c32WH (Link to this contribution) : I have had my turn and I do not want to take up a lot of time, but the hon. Lady referred to the 2...; Brian Jenkins | 435 c40WH (Link to this contribution) My difficulty is that I can remember the events unfolding. As far as I recollect, until the time whe...; Meg Munn | 435 c47-9WH (Link to this contribution) : I am sorry, but I cannot give way; I have many questions to answer, and I fear that I will not get...; John Hemming | 435 c47WH (Link to this contribution) : Will the hon. Lady give way?; Jim Cunningham | 435 c41WH (Link to this contribution) : The hon. Gentleman is jumping from blaming the DTI to blaming someone else, while persuading us th...; John Hemming | 435 c41WH (Link to this contribution) : Until the inquiry has taken place, we will not be 100 per cent. certain. There is information from...; Jim Cunningham | 435 c41WH (Link to this contribution) : I follow that—but logically, does it not tell people that perhaps, even at that late hour when eve...; John Hemming | 435 c41WH (Link to this contribution) : We can agree on the fact that we need a proper inquiry with no no-go areas. We have no problem wit...; John Butterfill | 435 c41WH (Link to this contribution) I call the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb).; Norman Lamb | 435 c41-4WH (Link to this contribution) You will not be aware of what has gone on in the debate so far, Sir John, as you have only just take...; Charles Hendry | 435 c44-6WH (Link to this contribution) I echo the congratulations to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) on securin...; Meg Munn | 435 c46-7WH (Link to this contribution) : I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) on securing t...; John Hemming | 435 c40-1WH (Link to this contribution) : The complexity of the law is an important point in that respect. Someone is wrongfully trading if ...
Subjects: Insolvency Government assistance Rover Group Phoenix Consortium Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation
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MG Rover

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