Ian Swales

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I was delighted to be elected MP for Redcar in 2010. I'm determined to work hard for the area, listen to and stand up for local people.

I'm always out and about locally, meeting everyone from local businesses to voluntary organisations.

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Ian Swales launches 'We made it' competition

Ian is proud to be launching the 'We Made It' competition for children aged between 11 - 14 in secondary schools across his constituency today. Ian has invited all secondary schools to encourage children to submit a design for a product, gizmo toy or tool that could be made into a real life prototype.

Ian is also asking local businesses to help him judge the entries which are then entered into a national competition. The best entries will be invited to one of the UK's Fab Labs to bring their design to life.

At the end of the year, Ian will invite the winner of the local competitiion to an awards ceremony in Parliament where they will get the opportunity to meet the heads of manufacturing organisations and talk about how they can develop these ideas into the world of work.

Ian said: ''I am proud to be supporting this competition. I know how rewarding a career in industry can be. I graduated with a chemical engineering degree and have had a very sucessful career before becoming an MP because of my education. Living and working in Redcar makes you realise just how vital manufacturing and engineering is to the UK and my hope is that this competition will inspire more young people to come forward and try it out''

''Business and Industry is right on their doorstep, and it would be great to see some of them gain a better understanding of how it all works and maybe even find a few new inventors!''

To find out more about how the competition works please go to www.wemadeit.co.uk.

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