The long awaited report of the independent inquiry into the collapse of MG Rover in 2005 was published at 9AM on Friday 11 September 2009.
A copy of the report is available online here
Below you can see a selection of some of the things I have said and done in relation to Rover and Longbridge over the last 10 years.
News, articles and speeches
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Life After Longbridge Report
Richard welcomes new report on 'Life After Longbridge' A new report looking at what has happened to the workers who lost their jobs following the collapse of MG Rover in 2005 was launched in Parliament today. The collapse of MG Rover obviously had a huge impact on the Longbridge community. There was a significant danger that it would lead to large-scale, long-term unemployment in South West Birmingham. However, as this research shows, the way things...
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The MG Rover Inquiry
Three years on, Richard calls for the MG Rover Inquiry to report its findings - 27 May 2008 - After the collapse of MG Rover in 2005 an independent inquiry was established to investigate what led to the collapse. Three years on, there is growing concern about the time it is taking for this inquiry to report its findings and the increasing cost. Richard Burden, as the local MP, has been vocal on the importance...
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Time to build a new future for Longbridge
Time to build a new future for Longbridge and to answer the questions that can draw a line under the past Speech to the 74th Annual Reunion of the Austin Ex Apprentices 2nd December 2007 In a keynote speech to the 74th Annual Reunion of the Austin Ex Apprentices Association, Richard Burden MP called for action to make Longbridge synonymous with the environmental technologies of the 21st century just as it was synonymous with...
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Richard raises question of skills in Commons: October 2007
Questioning Angela Eagle MP, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in the House of Commons, Richard raised with her the importance of the Government making provision for skills in growth industries, such as environmental technologies. Richard has been pressing stakeholders in Birmingham to consider ways to encourage firms involved in this innovative business to set up on the Longbridge site. The Hansard transcript is below. Skills 11. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab): What...
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Longbridge
The constituency of Birmingham, Northfield is most recognisable for those outside of Birmingham when the name of Longbridge is mentioned. The car factory at Longbridge, which first produced Austin vehicles in 1906 closed in April 2005 when the MG Rover car company went into administration. The articles on the pages in this section detail Richard’s activities pressing for the regeneration of the site and also contain other statements from the time the company was in...
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Richard chases Rover Inspectors for a response: March 2007
Approaching the second anniversary of the collapse of MG Rover, Richard wrote to the Inspectors in charge of carrying out the Inquiry into what led to this, requesting that they complete this as soon as practicable. Richard emphasised his concern about the cost of the investigation and told the Inspectors whilst they should not compromise on thoroughness, that they should keep the expense down to a minimum. The Inspectors replied to Richard in April 2007,...
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Nanjing plans to re-start production at Longbridge
LONGBRIDGE CAN BE CENTRE OF TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE, SAYS LOCAL MP AS NANJING PLANS TO START PRODUCTION OF MGs Richard Burden MP joined Government Minister Mike O’Brien MP and other guests on Tuesday 29th May when it was announced that the production of MGs will restart at the Longbridge factory in his constituency. The MG marque is now owned by Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) and tomorrow’s ceremony will be attended by senior officials from NAC...
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Richard welcomes Nanjing Automotive senior management to Parliament
6 senior representatives of Nanjing Automobile Company, the new owners, of MG Longbridge plant, visited the Houses of Parliament on Friday as the guests of Northfield Labour MP, Richard Burden. Director of NAC UK, Mr Wang Yao Ping was joined by Company secretary Ms Sarah Xu and Legal Advisor, Mr Chai Cheng. They were accompanied by two senior consultants to the NAC Board, Mr Wang Wang Lin and Mr Xu Xin as well as by...
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