UK Defence Industry

EDM number 260 in 2007-08, proposed by Nigel Evans on 14/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Defence equipment and procurement and Manufacturing industries.

That this House notes the importance of maintaining a world class UK defence industry; recognises that the highly skilled workforce of BAE Systems and its suppliers has enabled the UK to be a market leader and centre of technological and manufacturing skills and has put the North West of England at the very heart of manufacturing excellence; calls on the Government to develop a robust and effective manufacturing strategy which would create a level playing field with other European countries; and further calls for investment in new skills and training for workers that new technologies and innovations will require.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.