To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make assessment he has made of the effect on the economy in Coventry as a result of the relocation of the Peugeot warehouse in Coventry to Luton; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make assessment he has made of the effect on the economy in Coventry as a result of the relocation of the Peugeot warehouse in Coventry to Luton; and if he will make a statement.

Letter dated 26/01/2008 from Gareth Thomas MP to Peter Luff MP regarding the National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: PSA Peugeot Citroen. Includes the assessment. 13 p.

Letter dated 26/01/2008 from Gareth Thomas MP to Peter Luff MP regarding the National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: PSA Peugeot Citroen. Includes the assessment. 13 p.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) Government and (b) EU grants Peugeot has received in the last 15 years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) Government and (b) EU grants Peugeot has received in the last 15 years; and if he will make a statement.

Adjournment debate on the closure of the Peugeot plant in Coventry.

Adjournment debate on the closure of the Peugeot plant in Coventry.

I know that these issues have given rise to a lot of suspicion locally, and to reassure my hon. Friend and others I shall write to him, so that the company’s assurances are in black and white. My hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, North-West also asked whether the Government...

I know that these issues have given rise to a lot of suspicion locally, and to reassure my hon. Friend and others I shall write to him, so that the company’s assurances are in black and white. My hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, North-West also asked whether the Government...

I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way and I accept that she is as keen as I am to bring back manufacturing jobs to the area, and preferably to the site in question. She will accept that all those involved want Ryton to be a productive site...

I am very grateful to the Minister for giving way and I accept that she is as keen as I am to bring back manufacturing jobs to the area, and preferably to the site in question. She will accept that all those involved want Ryton to be a productive site...

I join others in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham) on securing this debate. He is a real battler for the workers in Coventry and he has always fought hard on the issues affecting Jaguar and Peugeot. I also congratulate him on that. I congratulate...

I join others in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham) on securing this debate. He is a real battler for the workers in Coventry and he has always fought hard on the issues affecting Jaguar and Peugeot. I also congratulate him on that. I congratulate...

Can we press my right hon. Friend—and if not her, the company—on what it means by £5 million for the resource centre? Is it for bricks and mortar, equipment or grants? What is it exactly? What, in addition to the 20,000 man hours of advice that it has distributed and...

Can we press my right hon. Friend—and if not her, the company—on what it means by £5 million for the resource centre? Is it for bricks and mortar, equipment or grants? What is it exactly? What, in addition to the 20,000 man hours of advice that it has distributed and...

I echo the thanks of my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham)—whom we all congratulate—to you, Mr. Speaker, for your kindness in granting us this debate. The presence of a good-sized group of distinguished hon. Friends from the region shows that, although the issue has been around...

I echo the thanks of my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham)—whom we all congratulate—to you, Mr. Speaker, for your kindness in granting us this debate. The presence of a good-sized group of distinguished hon. Friends from the region shows that, although the issue has been around...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham) on securing the debate and I thank both him and you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing me to contribute briefly to it. There is a broad measure of agreement on this. Points about Peugeot can be made on which I know...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham) on securing the debate and I thank both him and you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing me to contribute briefly to it. There is a broad measure of agreement on this. Points about Peugeot can be made on which I know...

I thank you, Mr. Speaker, for granting this Adjournment debate, which is not only appreciated by Labour Members but, I am sure, by the workers at Peugeot. This is the second Adjournment debate that we have had on this matter, as there are really two issues. There is the general...

I thank you, Mr. Speaker, for granting this Adjournment debate, which is not only appreciated by Labour Members but, I am sure, by the workers at Peugeot. This is the second Adjournment debate that we have had on this matter, as there are really two issues. There is the general...

The hon. Gentleman has got it wrong, because assisted area status is only one lever. One reason why the area could not be considered for such status was the improvement in gross domestic product and the reduction in unemployment that it has enjoyed. However, and as I have said to...

The hon. Gentleman has got it wrong, because assisted area status is only one lever. One reason why the area could not be considered for such status was the improvement in gross domestic product and the reduction in unemployment that it has enjoyed. However, and as I have said to...

We will certainly make every effort that we can, working through the existing task force. During my time in the west midlands I visited my hon. Friend’s constituency and opened Morsons, which is a new specialist aerospace engineering consultancy that will provide 200 high-quality engineering jobs. BMW will make the...

We will certainly make every effort that we can, working through the existing task force. During my time in the west midlands I visited my hon. Friend’s constituency and opened Morsons, which is a new specialist aerospace engineering consultancy that will provide 200 high-quality engineering jobs. BMW will make the...

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way, for dealing with manufacturing issues in the west midlands, and for recognising how key manufacturing is to our vital industries and the huge knowledge base that we possess. In order to continue to develop the different types of manufacturing, will she...

I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way, for dealing with manufacturing issues in the west midlands, and for recognising how key manufacturing is to our vital industries and the huge knowledge base that we possess. In order to continue to develop the different types of manufacturing, will she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what conditions were applied to the grant offer made to Peugeot in November for the manufacture of the 207 at Ryton; and what reasons were given to his Department for the refusal of the grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what conditions were applied to the grant offer made to Peugeot in November for the manufacture of the 207 at Ryton; and what reasons were given to his Department for the refusal of the grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the progress of the talks that started on 4 July on the Peugeot car manufacturing operation in Ryton.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the progress of the talks that started on 4 July on the Peugeot car manufacturing operation in Ryton.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the (a) dates and (b) amounts were of each (i) grant and (ii) loan offered to Peugeot by the Government in each of the last 10 years; and what terms and conditions were attached.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the (a) dates and (b) amounts were of each (i) grant and (ii) loan offered to Peugeot by the Government in each of the last 10 years; and what terms and conditions were attached.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date the grant to Peugeot for investment in its plant at Ryton in Coventry was offered; and what terms and conditions were attached to that grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date the grant to Peugeot for investment in its plant at Ryton in Coventry was offered; and what terms and conditions were attached to that grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions his Department has had with Peugeot management regarding the trade unions alternative plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions his Department has had with Peugeot management regarding the trade unions alternative plan.