Question follow-through · 21565
Spirit Aerosystems: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Airbus not completing the takeover of the Spirit AeroSystems site in Belfast on jobs (a) at Airbus and (b) throughout the supply chain in (i) Northe
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 3 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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- Northern Ireland Office: Secondment · 10 Mar 2025
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Recorded timeline
3 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Airbus not completing the takeover of the Spirit AeroSystems site in Belfast on jobs (a) at Airbus and (b) throughout the supply chain in (i) Northe
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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13 Jan 2025
Answer published
My Department and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is fully aware of the commercial discussions taking place about the potential acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems business. The Government is working with the Northern Ireland Executive to help e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Northern Ireland Office: Secondment
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.
Northern Ireland Office: Hakluyt
11 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.