Urgent question on Monday, 6 March 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Rebecca Long Bailey. The answering member was Greg Clark.

Opel/Vauxhall: Sale to PSA Group

Urgent question on the sale of Opel/Vauxhall to PSA Group.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 622 cc569-580
Session: 2016-17
Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Rebecca Long Bailey | 622 c570 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if ...; Greg Clark | 622 c570 (Link to this contribution)
This morning the boards of General Motors and PSA Group announced plans for PSA to acquire GM’s V...; Rebecca Long Bailey | 622 c571 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for that positive response, but I would like further clarification...; Greg Clark | 622 cc571-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions. The last two weeks have been worrying times for...; Alistair Burt | 622 c572 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and his engagement with those of us whose represen...; Greg Clark | 622 c572 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with my right hon. Friend. We are talking about both the workforce directly employed by V...; Alan Brown | 622 c572 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) on securing this urge...; Greg Clark | 622 c573 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. On the first point, it is evident that thes...; Andrew Selous | 622 c573 (Link to this contribution)
May I ask the Secretary of State what he has learned about PSA’s plans to build ultra-low emissio...; Greg Clark | 622 c573 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have had many discussions about opportunities for expandin...; Iain Wright | 622 c573 (Link to this contribution)
The plants at Luton and Ellesmere Port are productive and efficient. They have a highly skilled w...; Greg Clark | 622 c573 (Link to this contribution)
The Chairman of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee is absolutely right. I do ...; Amanda Milling | 622 c573 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend outlined how the UK automotive industry has been a huge success in recent ye...; Greg Clark | 622 c574 (Link to this contribution)
I will, indeed, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question. I have mentioned two areas ...; Justin Madders | 622 c574 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for keeping colleagues informed as matters have developed. It is c...; Greg Clark | 622 c574 (Link to this contribution)
I will indeed. I will work with any hon. Member who has an interest in securing the future of thi...; David Rutley | 622 c574 (Link to this contribution)
Like my right hon. Friend and other Cheshire Members, I want to ensure that the renaissance we ha...; Greg Clark | 622 c574 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute again to the workforce in both plants and in Va...; Kelvin Hopkins | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State will be aware that the Luton workforce are brilliant. They produce a super...; Greg Clark | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his engagement over the past few weeks. He knows the work...; Desmond Swayne | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
Might that opportunity to increase the UK component of the component supply chain be increased if...; Greg Clark | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
We want to make sure that we have the best possible trading relationship with the rest of the sin...; Angela Eagle | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
I have constituents who work in the Ellesmere Port plant and many others are reliant for their em...; Greg Clark | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
What I would say to the hon. Lady is, first, that the reason we have a successful record in this ...; Andrew Stephenson | 622 c575 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome PSA’s assurances that it will continue to respect the commitments made by General Motor...; Greg Clark | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
I will indeed. As soon as we heard about these proposals, my colleagues and I engaged immediately...; Christian Matheson | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
I echo the thanks to the Secretary of State for his efforts to keep those of us with a constituen...; Greg Clark | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his kind words, but I remind him and colleagues that this...; Tom Pursglove | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend update us on any discussions he has had about this takeover with specif...; Greg Clark | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
I have talked about the supply chain in general, and I think that there are opportunities right a...; Geoffrey Robinson | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
Is the Secretary of State aware that the reassurances he has obtained from Peugeot, welcome as th...; Greg Clark | 622 c576 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right that we need to stay engaged and to make sure that these commitments ...; Mark Pawsey | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State is right to draw attention to the transformation that has happened in the ...; Greg Clark | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree with my hon. Friend. One of the big advantages of locating in this country is ...; Alison McGovern | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
I support the Secretary of State’s approach. He is demanding of PSA, so he will understand if we ...; Greg Clark | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
As I said to the hon. Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson), the competitiveness of our...; Peter Bone | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that the whole House would like to thank the excellent Secretary of State for his effor...; Greg Clark | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
I hope that it is, and we should do everything we can to make sure that it is. A company that is ...; John Pugh | 622 c577 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot help feeling that the Minister is being a little bit complacent. Some 76% of cars produc...; Greg Clark | 622 c578 (Link to this contribution)
I persuade companies to invest in Britain; I think that the hon. Gentleman is thinking up reasons...; Richard Burden | 622 c578 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State is right to acknowledge that today’s announcement underlines the importanc...; Greg Clark | 622 c578 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I have enjoyed working with him to promote the automotive se...; Tom Brake | 622 c578 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State must support the long-term future of these very efficient plants and their...; Greg Clark | 622 c578 (Link to this contribution)
I am disappointed that the right hon. Gentleman began by, again, talking about negatives when the...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 c578 (Link to this contribution)
It was reported recently that the Government had offered the new owners of Vauxhall assurances si...; Greg Clark | 622 c579 (Link to this contribution)
We could not have been clearer: we have said that all companies that are part of the UK automotiv...; Lord Hanson of Flint | 622 c579 (Link to this contribution)
Hundreds in the excellent workforce at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port and many in its supply chain res...; Greg Clark | 622 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I will work with our colleagues in Wales through the Secretary of State here and the Welsh Assemb...; Margaret Greenwood | 622 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I commend the Secretary of State for his dialogue with the trade unions and hope he is able to gi...; Greg Clark | 622 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s kind words. We have made it very clear that our objectives as w...; Madeleine Moon | 622 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for his kind offer after last week to meet me later today along wi...; Greg Clark | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I am looking forward to meeting the hon. Lady with her colleagues later today, but I do not think...; Helen Goodman | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State knows that the efficiency of the plants is down to the industry and the po...; Greg Clark | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
As the hon. Lady well knows—I can tell from her smile—what she asks applies to the debate in gene...; Jim Cunningham | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement, but I would also add a word of caution. We had t...; Greg Clark | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I accept the hon. Gentleman’s advice, based on his experience. As I said earlier today, I am caut...; Dennis Skinner | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
Is the Minister aware that he has twice—twice!—praised Len McCluskey in this House, and that he h...; Greg Clark | 622 c580 (Link to this contribution)
I am not sure that Len McCluskey would want me to praise him. I think I acknowledged that we had ...
Subjects: Workplace pensions Staff Takeovers General Motors Vauxhall Motors PSA Group
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Opel/Vauxhall: Sale to PSA Group

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