JOBS AT BAE SYSTEMS

Early day motion 1072, tabled 12 March 2009 by Nigel Evans (Conservative). Signed by 20 members.

That this House notes the creation of 800 jobs over the next five to 10 years at BAE Systems Samlesbury site in the Ribble Valley as part of an £800 million investment programme; congratulates BAE Systems on the increased demand of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme and for securing their contract on its production of the Typhoon fleet; praises the employees of BAE Systems that have established the Samlesbury site as a centre of British engineering excellence; and calls on the Government to support British engineering, ensuring that Britain stays at the forefront of both production and design.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Conservative 5, Liberal Democrat 2.