All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group

In a brilliant panel discussion chaired by Mark Pawsey MP, our members discussed the important topic of how R&D can be supported by the government's Industrial Strategy. Our panel included BAE Systems, Boeing, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, National Physical Laboratory, Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing and Autodesk. The discussion focussed on how innovation is supported, both by the state and in industry, and how this activity can be incentivised across the manufacturing sector.

Chair: Mark Pawsey MP, vice-chair of the APMG

Panel:

The APMG were honoured to facilitate an expert panel of associate members from across the manufacturing sector in a special 'Manufacturing Our Future' supplement in the Sunday Telegraph.

Our ten panelists consisted of trade associations who support the APMG, as well as George Dibb, Head Industry, Technology & Innovation here at Policy Connect. Our panel were asked to consider the question 'What challenges does thefourth Industrial Revolutionpresent to SMEs?'

Event Summary

In an event chaired by the APMG vice-chair and former shadow BIS minister Baroness Lorely Burt we brought together two prominent experts on manufacturing, export and international trade to discuss the future of the UK manufacturing sector after we leave the European Customs Union.

Click here to view the September edition of the newsletter of the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group!

This months edition includes:

• Controversy over leaked Home Office immigration proposals
• Two new APMG members!
• APMG events listing