2. Urgent Question: The Vauxhall Plant in Ellesmere Port

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:26 pm on 7 March 2017.

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Photo of Michelle Brown Michelle Brown UKIP 2:26, 7 March 2017

I note from the media there’s a lot of fear and uncertainty being stoked up around this issue at the moment. Peugeot hasn’t said that it intends to close the plant. Indeed, Peugeot’s boss has suggested that his company will want to keep production in Britain to take advantage of future UK trade deals that could benefit exports. That’s quite a logical position, particularly in light of the fact that the United States is the biggest growth market for British-made cars, with sales jumping by 47 per cent last year. What work are you doing to point out the benefits of car building here, and what attempts are you making to attract Citroën-Peugeot to manufacture in Wales?