Question follow-through · 26638
Spirit AeroSystems: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the future of the (a) workforce and (b) production lines at Spirit AeroSystems in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to help (i) protect jobs
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the future of the (a) workforce and (b) production lines at Spirit AeroSystems in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to help (i) protect jobs
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2025
Answer published
Government recognises the importance of Spirit Aerosystems’ operations, skills, capabilities and experience to the Northern Ireland economy, the wider UK aerospace sector and its future potential in the global market. My department has been a supporter of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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