Mark Pritchard talks about the Rheinmetall BAe Systems Land works at Telford in Parliament
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00:00As part of the defence industrial strategy, would the Minister of State recognise the
00:05link between successful defence vehicle manufacturing, such as RBSL manufacturing the Challenger
00:14III tank in my constituency, and also the on-shoring of barrel technology and defence
00:20engineering?
00:21Would she recognise the link between that skills cluster and the importance of companies
00:25like RBSL having a future not just for vehicles, but also for manufacturing barrels as well?
00:30And can I welcome her ahead of her visit to my constituency over the coming days?
00:35Yes, Mr Speaker, I don't disagree at all with what the honourable gentleman has just
00:41said and I look forward to visiting his constituency and seeing some of the potential in firms
00:47in his constituency.
00:48And he's completely correct, clusters of excellence and skill are the way forward and
00:54so I look forward to visiting his constituency in due course shortly.