Following the MIA’s successful “Motorsport Industry in Parliament” day in July, they have been invited to help industry submit evidence to an influential House of Commons Select Committee inquiry into the motorsport industry. The MIA will help all companies present their written views to the Committee.
“I welcome this excellent news, as it is the first time the motorsport industry will be privileged to present to a Select Committee. This is a vitally important time, as new policies are being formed which set the direction of Government support for the future” says MIA CEO Chris Aylett “We have worked hard to explain to Parliament the real and successful UK business which supports motorsport and address their incorrect perception that we only supply Formula One! I encourage all to contact www.the-mia.com for help on submitting evidence”
The House of Commons Business and Enterprise Committee will carry out the inquiry into the UK motorsport industry, and aerospace. It will look at the role of both sectors in the wider economy, assessing the effects of the recession and the effectiveness of current government policies. The inquiry will study the role universities, and academic research, play in supporting motorsport and how engineering excellence can be maintained, and review the role of motorsport SMEs and where barriers exist to further innovation, what can be done to overcome them.
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Click here for the MIA's guide to submitting written evidence to the Select Committee
For further MIA press information please contact: Jayne Thomas at the MIA. Tel: +44 (0)2476 692600. Email: jayne.thomas@the-mia.com
EDITORS’ NOTE
The Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) is the world’s leading trade association for Motorsport's performance engineering, services and tuning industry. It represents the specialised needs of this highly successful Industry which, although extending throughout the world and rapidly expanding in the developing nations, is centred here in the UK.
The MIA Membership displays a wide demographic spread, including; Motorsport and Performance Engineering companies, race and rally teams, governing bodies, motorsport services, research organisations, race circuits and universities and colleges.
