Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 15 October 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Eric Illsley. The answering member was Pat McFadden.

British Business (China)

Westminster Hall debate on British business in China.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 480 c257-78WH
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Mark Hendrick | 480 c268-70WH (Link to this contribution) I start, as my colleagues did, by paying tribute to the excellent work of the IPT. Sally Muggeridge ...; Derek Wyatt | 480 c268WH (Link to this contribution) I agree. At the same time that that city has been built, we have had the Thames Gateway proposals. I...; Jeremy Browne | 480 c271-2WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Nuneaton (Mr. Olner) on securing the debate and the hon. Member f...; Graham Allen | 480 c270WH (Link to this contribution) I have only one or two brief points to make, because my colleagues have made their points eloquently...; Mark Hendrick | 480 c268WH (Link to this contribution) To echo my hon. Friend's point, we visited Suzhou, which is an old town with a new city, probably th...; Derek Wyatt | 480 c266-7WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Nuneaton and Shanghai (Mr. Olner) and for Wirral, South and ...; Jeremy Browne | 480 c272-3WH (Link to this contribution) That is important. China is growing at a rate of 10 or 12 per cent. a year and will perhaps itself e...; Mark Prisk | 480 c272WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman rightly mentioned the growth in levels of consumption in China. Considering the g...; Pat McFadden | 480 c276-8WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Mr. Illsley, for guiding us this morning. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nuneaton ...; Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 480 c273-6WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Illsley. It is also a great pleasure to...; Mark Prisk | 480 c259-62WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Mr. Illsley. I start by warmly commending the hon. Member for Nuneaton (Mr. Olner) for se...; Speaker | 480 c259WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Before I call the next speaker, I remind hon. Members that they are not to refer to the Publi...; Bill Olner | 480 c258-9WH (Link to this contribution) Everyone in the delegation was a great ambassador, not only for the IPT but for the UK Parliament. I...; Mark Hendrick | 480 c257-8WH (Link to this contribution) I concur with what my hon. Friend says about the IPT and the way in which it is branching out, not o...; Bill Olner | 480 c257WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that it will be a distinct pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Illsley. I am delig...; Speaker | 480 c266WH (Link to this contribution) Before I call the next speaker, can I just remind hon. Members that the wind-ups must commence at 10...; David Amess | 480 c265-6WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes the point better than I would be able to, and I agree with everything he sa...; Graham Allen | 480 c265WH (Link to this contribution) One reason to go back would be to revisit PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and several of the people who...; David Amess | 480 c265WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Nuneaton (Mr. Olner) on securing the debate. As so many people wi...; Ben Chapman | 480 c262-4WH (Link to this contribution) May I first refer to my entry in the Register of Members' Interests? I am delighted that my hon. Fri...; Speaker | 480 c257WH (Link to this contribution) In view of the inordinate temperature in the Chamber, exceptionally, hon. Members have my permission...; Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 480 c278WH (Link to this contribution) I say this in a constructive way. When I talk to people in China and elsewhere, they say, ““Yes, we ...; Pat McFadden | 480 c278WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that most important intervention. I am glad that he made it. Of cours...
Subjects: Business China Overseas investment Trade
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