§ Mr. SarwarTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make representations on behalf of Clydesdale Bank employees and other UK staff whose jobs are under threat from plans by National Australia Bank to cut its European workforce; and if she will make a statement. [50573]
§ Alan JohnsonWhilst job losses are always of great concern, this is a commercial matter for the firm concerned and I have no plans to make representations.