Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell has hosted a dinner at the House of Commons for leading figures from the offshore industry. The event, organised by AMEC, is part of an ongoing campaign to win offshore work for Tyneside.

Alan Campbell says,

"We have had some excellent news recently with the announcement that Swan Hunter is likely to win part of the huge Aircraft Carrier order. This comes hard on the heels of AMEC’s success in securing the BONGA work which showed that the North East can compete with the rest of the world to win work. I want to see work continuing to come to the river to as far as we can, secure work into the future".