Debate on investigation into collapse of MG Rover
4 November 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Birmingham Northfield MP, Richard Burden, introduced a Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the results of the investigation into the affairs of Phoenix Venture Holdings Group and MG Rover Group. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skill, Ian Lucas, responded for the Government.
- Commons Hansard: Debate on investigation into collapse of MG Rover
- Video and Audio: Debate on investigation into collapse of MG Rover
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