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1124628

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date	02/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Bombardier about its decision to sell its aerospace structures division, including its manufacturing facilities in Belfast.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has spoken to Alain Bellemare, the Bombardier President and CEO, and Michael Ryan, the Chief Operating Officer of Aerostructures and Engineering Services, about their plans to sell the Belfast Aerostructures and Engineering Services operations. This is a result of Bombardier’s decision to focus its aerospace division on business jets.</p><p>The Belfast plant, its expertise and its highly skilled and dedicated staff will be highly sought after. The Government will work with potential buyers to ensure this successful and ambitious business is positioned for future growth.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:30:07 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1124629

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive, they are satisfied that they have sufficient authority to negotiate with, and offer financial or other support to, any potential buyer of Bombardier's aerospace structures division in Belfast.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL15497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Bombardier’s Belfast plant, its expertise and its highly skilled and dedicated staff will be highly sought after. The Government will work with Invest Northern Ireland (INI) to support potential buyers to take this successful and ambitious business forward.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:30:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1037953

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with Bombardier Belfast on potential job losses.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	206360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>I met with Michael Ryan (Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services) on 22 November 2018, just after my statement to the House that day about the company’s announcement, on 21 November, about potential job losses in Belfast. I followed this up with a meeting on 10 December with Danny Di Perna (President, Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services, based in Montreal), Michael Ryan, and other senior company representatives. At both meetings we discussed the importance of the company to the UK economy (and Northern Ireland in particular), the consultation process on potential job losses now underway, and future potential opportunities to secure new work for Bombardier in Belfast.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/01/2019 16:51:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

825481

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make it her priority to meet with Bombardier in Belfast to discuss the potential merits of additional Government support for that company in its dispute with Boeing in the US; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	123620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government will continue to undertake all efforts to support Bombardier and defend UK interests against the unjustified and unwarranted case brought by Boeing regarding the C-Series programme.</p><p>I look forward to engaging with the company, its workforce and wider stakeholders on this issue. All those affected can be reassured that the UK Government will do all that is possible to safeguard the livelihoods of workers, their families, those in the broader supply chain, and the Northern Ireland economy as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/01/2018 10:25:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

820031

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans she has to visit Bombardier in Belfast to discuss its ongoing dispute with Boeing; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	122103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy visited Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services (Shorts) in Belfast to discuss the Boeing dispute in July; he also visited Bombardier in Montreal in October and met with its Board. Minister Richard Harrington visited Bombardier in Belfast in August. Both the Secretary of State and the Minister are in regular dialogue with Bombardier’s top management in both Belfast and Montreal. In addition, senior BEIS officials continue to visit Belfast frequently for discussions with the company, most recently on the 11<sup>th</sup> January.</p><p>The next stage in the dispute proceedings is at the end of January when the International Trade Commission will consider the Department of Commerce’s findings and whether there has been an injury to the US aerospace industry. The Secretary of State will make a statement to the House after the final ruling and will keep under review the need for further direct ministerial visits to the Belfast site.</p><p>Safeguarding jobs at Bombardier Aerospace (Shorts) in Belfast remains a top priority for the Government and we will continue to do all we can to see the case resolved positively, working closely with Bombardier and the Canadian Government.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/01/2018 13:43:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 34235 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

781438

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to visit Bombardier in Belfast; if he will make an assessment of the implications of the recent deal between Bombardier and Airbus in the United States on future job prospects for people in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	110576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>I have been in regular contact with Bombardier over recent months, including a visit to the Belfast site last month. I hope to visit the site again soon following the welcome announcement of Bombardier’s prospective partnership agreement with Airbus on the C Series programme.</p><p> </p><p>That announcement represents a significant step forward for the C Series and for the workforce in Northern Ireland. While there is some way to go before the deal is completed, Airbus has said that it expects the partnership to secure the C Series and its industrial operations in the UK, Canada and China. We will continue to engage with both Bombardier and Airbus to understand how we can help to best secure jobs in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Honourable Friend the Business Secretary made a statement on 17 October regarding the prospective partnership agreement, which fully reflected this Government’s commitment to supporting the jobs and livelihoods of the many skilled workers at Bombardier’s operations in Belfast.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/11/2017 15:11:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

768026

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the potential job losses at Bombardier in Belfast; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	106941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State fully understands the importance of Bombardier to Northern Ireland and has been closely engaged on this matter, meeting with both the Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in support the Government's approach.</p><p>Alongside this and as part of the wider Government efforts, we have made it clear to Boeing that this is not the behaviour we would expect from a long-term strategic partner and we have also raised our concerns about potential impact on Northern Ireland with the US Administration.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/10/2017 13:57:31 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker