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| Dyson: 'Keep engineers in Britain' | Dyson: 'Keep engineers in Britain' |
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| James Dyson has told the BBC it's important to keep engineers in the UK to produce hi-tech exports, as he announced a £1bn investment in research and development. | |
| On Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Dyson called for an easing of immigration laws to keep more overseas engineers. | |
| He also said he would vote to leave the EU to avoid being "dominated and bullied by the Germans". | He also said he would vote to leave the EU to avoid being "dominated and bullied by the Germans". |
| The firm has committed £1bn to 100 new products over four years. | The firm has committed £1bn to 100 new products over four years. |
| "Export is vital for Britain to create wealth," said founder and chairman James Dyson. "In order to export you have to have high technology products that are better than those produced elsewhere in the world." | "Export is vital for Britain to create wealth," said founder and chairman James Dyson. "In order to export you have to have high technology products that are better than those produced elsewhere in the world." |
| To boost UK research and development, engineers who come to study in UK universities should be encouraged to work in the UK after their course has finished, Mr Dyson said. | To boost UK research and development, engineers who come to study in UK universities should be encouraged to work in the UK after their course has finished, Mr Dyson said. |
| "One important thing we should do is to keep those engineers in Britain. A lot of them come from overseas, in fact, 90% of researchers at British universities come from overseas, and we must encourage them to stay here." | "One important thing we should do is to keep those engineers in Britain. A lot of them come from overseas, in fact, 90% of researchers at British universities come from overseas, and we must encourage them to stay here." |
| "I would change our immigration laws to allow the right sort of people to stay here," he said. | "I would change our immigration laws to allow the right sort of people to stay here," he said. |
| In addition, Mr Dyson said he didn't particularly want to stay in the EU. | In addition, Mr Dyson said he didn't particularly want to stay in the EU. |
| "I think it's a European Union dominated by Germany, and in our particular field we have these very large German companies who dominate standards setting and energy reduction committees, and so we get the old guard and old technology supported and not new technology. | "I think it's a European Union dominated by Germany, and in our particular field we have these very large German companies who dominate standards setting and energy reduction committees, and so we get the old guard and old technology supported and not new technology. |
| "I want to keep EFTA - European free trade - and free movement of peoples, but I don't see that we need to be dominated and bullied by the Germans." | "I want to keep EFTA - European free trade - and free movement of peoples, but I don't see that we need to be dominated and bullied by the Germans." |
| UK investment | UK investment |
| Dyson's £1bn investment plan represents a significant increase in R&D spending at the company, which first made a name for itself selling bagless vacuum cleaners. | Dyson's £1bn investment plan represents a significant increase in R&D spending at the company, which first made a name for itself selling bagless vacuum cleaners. |
| Since then it has produced fans, heaters and powerful hand dryers for public toilets. | Since then it has produced fans, heaters and powerful hand dryers for public toilets. |
| Dyson also announced an extra £45m investment in research at UK universities. | Dyson also announced an extra £45m investment in research at UK universities. |
| The company has already made a commitment to spend £5m on a robotics lab at Imperial College London, but there was no indication which other institutions would receive funding. | The company has already made a commitment to spend £5m on a robotics lab at Imperial College London, but there was no indication which other institutions would receive funding. |
| Reacting to Dyson's announcement, Prime Minister David Cameron said it signalled that the company was "looking to the future", and that its investment would "help to cement its leading role on the global stage". | Reacting to Dyson's announcement, Prime Minister David Cameron said it signalled that the company was "looking to the future", and that its investment would "help to cement its leading role on the global stage". |