§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will meet the chair of Greenall Whitney Brewers to discuss the closure of the Shipstones brewery in Nottingham; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe Secretary of State has not received an invitation to meet the chairman of Greenall Whitley Plc, and will not be seeking such a meeting. Any decision to cease production at the Shipstones brewery in Nottingham and in Warrington is one for the commercial judgment of the company.