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News Release from: Manufacturing Technologies Association
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 July 2007
UK government rediscovers manufacturing
It may well be that government recognition of the importance of manufacturing is becoming fact, following the appointment of Sir Digby Jones as Minister for Trade promotion.
In saying that changes in the UK labour government structure will be 'very positive for industry', the UK's Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) said that the government Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, showed that Prime Minister Gordon Brown had been listening to MTA and other business organisations Also, now that Sir Digby Jones has been appointed Minister for Trade promotion it reflected the government's wish to work with UK industry to improve productivity and competitiveness
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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MTA said that it has also welcomed the splitting of the Department of Education and Science into two separate departments.
One will focus on schools and families and the other on skills, innovation and universities.
The MTA believed that the UK skills agenda iis absolutely crucial to future success and that a fundamental review of UK schools' performance is a main requirement.
Geoff Lloyd, president of MTA, said: "The skills base of our country is the foundation of its future.
Gordon Brown recognises this by creating the new Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills, which will have the ambitious target of implementing the extremely important Leitch Report.
It is also imperative that the new department looking after schools brings up the general level of young people coming into the workforce, for industry needs the right people to build on to keep the UK prosperous." Lloyd added: "It is also great news that Sir Digby Jones has become the new Minister for Trade promotion.
He did an excellent job for 'UK Plc' at the CBI (Confederation of British Industries) and I know he will carry on doing this in Government.
It has been a very positive start from our new Prime Minister, now we look forward to seeing the actions.".
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