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View to Further Education in Wales Wednesday Volume 496 15 July 2009 No. 112 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 15 July 2009 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2009 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through the Office of Public Sector Information website at www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/ Enquiries to the Office of Public Sector Information, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; Tel: 0044 (0) 208876344; e-mail: [email protected] 271 15 JULY 2009 272 in Wales through the economic downturn, and that we House of Commons always put the Welsh economy on the road to recovery— unlike the last Conservative Government, who let tens Wednesday 15 July 2009 of thousands of young people become a generation of lost workers. We are being proactive in helping the economy to get through these difficult times, and that is The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock the truth. PRAYERS Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD): Is the Minister aware of the excellent work conducted by the support unit at the Department for Business, Innovation and [MR.SPEAKER in the Chair] Skills, together with Lord Mandelson’s office? It helped to secure a very substantial loan from the Royal Bank BUSINESS BEFORE QUESTIONS of Scotland so that a new manufacturing operation called Regal Fayre can be set up in the town of CONTINGENCIES FUND 2008-09 Montgomery. Will the Minister pass on my thanks, specifically to John Stewart in that department? Will he Ordered, also praise the Royal Bank of Scotland for living up to That there be laid before this House, Accounts of the Contingencies its requirement to support new business? Finally, may I, Fund, 2008-09 showing:– through the Minister, ask whether the Secretary of (1) a balance sheet; State for Wales will consider opening that new plant, (2) a cashflow statement; and which is a real success story and will lift the town of (3) notes to the account; together with the Report of the Montgomery out of recession? Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. (In continuation of House of Commons Paper No. 879 of 2007-08.)—(Mark Tami.) Mr. Speaker: Order. From now on, I want shorter questions and pithy replies. Oral Answers to Questions Mr. David: The hon. Gentleman has mentioned some very good news; I have seen his early-day motion 1877 on the subject. The Secretary of State has been very involved and has made what appear to have been effective WALES representations. I say on my right hon. Friend’s behalf that I am sure he would be delighted to open the facility, The Secretary of State was asked— which is another clear example of how the Government are being proactive to make sure that in every part of Wales, in every sector of the economy, we are doing Manufacturing Industry everything possible to ensure that we get through this economic downturn as quickly as possible. 1. Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con): Assembly Government on the performance of manufacturing Last month, when I asked the Secretary of State why industry in Wales. [285606] France, Germany and even Italy had delivered on their automotive assistance programmes while our £2.3 billion The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales scheme, which was announced back in January, had not (Mr. Wayne David): My right hon. Friend the Secretary paid out a penny, he said: of State has regular meetings with the First Minister on “The money is coming through”—[Official Report, 10 June 2009; the Welsh economy. We are working closely with the Vol. 493, c. 777.] Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that the Welsh manufacturing sector receives all the assistance necessary In a written answer to me last week, a Business Minister for it to emerge from the global economic downturn confirmed that still not a penny in loans or loan guarantees well placed to meet the challenges of the future. had yet been given to support the industry. Is a grand announcement followed by seven months of inaction Julie Morgan: Is my hon. Friend aware of the good this Government’s idea of being proactive and providing news for my constituents in Cardiff, North? Quotient real help now? Bioresearch is to take over the business of GE Healthcare, thus saving 75 highly skilled jobs, many of them belonging Mr. David: Let us be clear about the effectiveness of to my constituents in Whitchurch. In addition, the the measures being taken. The car scrappage scheme is company is to invest up to £15 million in a new facility being very effective; it is having an effect on the automotive in Cardiff. Is that not a vote of confidence in manufacturing sector and a positive impact as far as British Steel and in Cardiff and the rest of Wales? Corus are concerned. It is extremely useful. We also need to recognise that we have—[Interruption.] Mr. David: Indeed it is. I congratulate my hon. Friend on the hard work that she has done on that and other Mr. Speaker: Order. I apologise for having to interrupt issues in her constituency.I am aware of the announcement the Minister. A practice is growing up in which Opposition and I welcome the fact that £15 million is to be invested Front Benchers ask a question and then witter away and 75 posts are to be saved. That shows that we are from a sedentary position. That is not acceptable, and I wholeheartedly committed to helping people and businesses do not want it to happen again. 273 Oral Answers15 JULY 2009 Oral Answers 274 Mr. David: The reason the Opposition are wittering make representations to the Treasury and to his colleagues away, as you so correctly put it, Mr. Speaker, is that they in Cabinet to ensure that the scrappage scheme is extended do not like the answers. The answers show clearly what and enhanced to increase car sales throughout the UK the Government are doing effectively in intervening in and to allow companies such as Kaye too see a way the Welsh economy. We have mentioned the car scrappage through the recession? scheme; let us also not forget that the future jobs fund will create 150,000 jobs across the United Kingdom as a Mr. Hain: We will certainly look at the hon. Gentleman’s whole—about 7,500 in Wales—with an investment of request and bear it in mind, because the company is an about £50 billion. That is effective. There is also the important local employer. However, the truth is that the ProAct scheme, from which 63 companies and nearly car scrappage scheme has had a big effect on new orders 4,000 workers benefit, and the ReAct scheme. All those for cars. The de-stocking has ended and a lot of car measures contribute materially to improving the lot of plants are now starting to produce again, and it is the people of Wales and improving the Welsh economy. partly because of the Government’s action that that has happened. Aluminium Production Health Care Provision 2. Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab): What recent 3. David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con): What recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues discussions he has had with the First Minister on and (b) the Welsh Assembly Government on aluminium co-ordination of integrated health care provision production in Wales. [285607] across the England-Wales border. [285608] The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain): At The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain): least the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham The UK and Welsh Assembly Governments have worked (Mrs. Gillan) was not Twittering in the House. closely together to agree the revised protocol for cross-border I commend my hon. Friend on his tireless efforts on health care provision. I have long promoted the integration behalf of the workers of Anglesey Aluminium. As he of conventional and complementary health care. I knows, I have had regular discussions about the future congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his work as chair of the company with colleagues in Government and the of the all-party group on integrated and complementary First Minister, as well as with Rio Tinto and the unions. health care. Albert Owen: I thank the Secretary of State for that David Tredinnick: I am grateful to the right hon. reply and for his efforts, as well as those of UK Government Gentleman. Did he, in his discussions with the First Departments and the First Minister on behalf of the Minister, refer to his work as Secretary of State for Welsh Assembly Government. Does he agree that although Northern Ireland on the pilot study there? Has he these are very difficult times, the parent companies of discussed the cost-effectiveness of integrated health care? Anglesey Aluminium in my constituency, Rio Tinto Will he be discussing that with the new Secretary of and Kaiser Aluminium have a moral and social obligation State for Health in England? to accept the generous offer that the Government have Mr. Hain: I have discussed with my right hon. Friend made—nearly £50 million—to assist them through this the Secretary of State the success of the pilot to which difficult period so that they can continue to commit to the hon. Gentleman refers, which I established as Secretary the work force and the local economy for the next of State for Northern Ireland between 2006 and 2008 30 years, as they have indicated? and which had spectacular results.
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