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Lord Sugar proposes UK subcontractor rules

19 July 2010
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Lord Sugar proposes UK subcontractor rulesRegulations should be put in place so that UK subcontractors have to be used by foreign energy suppliers operating in the wind turbine market.

This is according to Labour peer Lord Sugar, who stated during a recent House of Lords debate on low-carbon technology uptake that British firms should be employed by foreign suppliers in the green power sector.

He warned that British producers could miss out on the market if the government does not take action to protect the country''s interests, something that may be of note to those involved in manufacturing management.

The Apprentice star added: "No licences should be granted unless there is an undertaking that an agreed percentage of UK content and labour is used on the contract."

His comments come as figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that the UK''s productivity increased year-on-year by 1.3 per cent per worker during the first quarter of 2010 and rose by 0.6 per cent compared with the previous three months.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19896233-ADNFCR
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