Question follow-through · 21473

Harland and Wolff: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has visited Harland and Wolff in Belfast.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
8 Jan 2025
Answer
8 Jan 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has visited Harland and Wolff in Belfast.

  2. 8 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State has not yet had the opportunity to visit the Harland and Wolff Belfast site but looks forward to doing so in the future. However, as the Minister for Industry, I had the privilege of visiting Northern Ireland on 19th December to obs...

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