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<p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no discussions with Avara. This
is a commercial matter which BEIS have been monitoring for some time, however we have
not sought to intervene while staff consultation and the administration process are
underway.</p><p> </p><p>AstraZeneca announced yesterday that they have set aside funding
of up to £12m, to be administered independently, to make sure their former employees
at the Avlon site receive full severance should the ongoing administration of the
site not generate enough funds to cover redundancy costs.</p>
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