National Manufacturing Week, 1-5 March 2010
EDM number 1021 in 2009-10, proposed by Michael Moore on 04/03/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Economic situation and Manufacturing industries.
That this House welcomes National Manufacturing Week organised by the Engineering Employers Federation, which begins on 1 March 2010; appreciates the importance of British manufacturers in establishing a healthy and sustainable economy; notes that UK manufacturing currently accounts for 2.5 million jobs and 50 per cent. of British exports; further notes that despite an extension of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee to 31 March 2011, many small UK businesses are still not getting the support they need; recognises the potential that UK manufacturing holds in finding solutions to future challenges faced all over the world; and urges the Government to invest in long-term sustainability of the UK economy by supporting British manufacturers through this difficult economic climate.
This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.
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