Cleethorpes MP, Martin Vickers, assurance from the Government that any help possible will be given to workers following the job loss announcement at Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery.
Asking the Government Minister for assistance for the workers, Martin said:
"The economy in northern Lincolnshire has had much good news in recent weeks, but a bit of a damper was put on that this morning by the announcement from Lindsey oil refinery that there will be 180 redundancies. That follows 90 redundancies announced last week by Cristal Global. Will the Minister assure me that everything possible will be done by his Department and Government agencies to support the workers at this difficult time?"
The Minister, Matthew Hancock, confirmed that the Government was ready to support any workers made redundant, adding that he had already spoken to Total about potential job losses.
The Minister said:
"Absolutely. I met Total yesterday and it told me of its planned announcement today. We are working with the company to ensure that if any redundancies occur, those made redundant are supported. They will often be people with skills that are in short supply across the nation, and I look forward to going to my hon. Friend’s constituency to discuss this with him and to working with him."