Statement following announcement of Nissan's Sunderland decision
Business Secretary gives statement to the Commons
- Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, is to update MPs following the recent news about Nissan's decision to manufacture its new vehicle in Japan instead of its Sunderland plant.
- Nissan announced it would be manufacturing a new model of its vehicles in Japan instead of the United Kingdom.
- The company said it had taken the decision as The continued uncertainty around the UKs future relationship with the EU is not helping companies like ours to plan for the future.
- The statement is due at around 5pm, following two urgent questions.