northeast, we should also celebrate the good news, the fact that this hanged is -- the fact that hitachi is expanding, we should be talking up the northeast instead of talking it down. >> allan reid. thank you, mr. speaker. coast guard talk that was recently withdrawn from service. all the prime minister please look into this as a matter of urgency before a worse incident happens? >> prime minister, i know this issue is being looked into at the moment, so i'm very happy to write to the honorable gentleman and give him the details. i know he represents island communities that can be extremely cut off particularly during the winter months and he needs to know that those services are there. >> question number seven, closed question, mr. graham allen. >> question 7 mr. speaker. >> prime minister. >> well, first of all, let me pay tribute to the work the honorable gentleman does in this area. urban development is absolutely essential to what this government is going to improve. it will base funding decisions on what comes out of the first three years, but as he will know, the early interventi

it was established in 1999 from the chipmaker firm of nec and hitachi. that's a negative one there. ai? >> ramin, the dollar gained a touch since the drop we saw yesterday. how is it looking this wednesday? >> exactly. the dollar just having a little bit of influence perhaps for exporters but obviously we are not seeing that in the overall picture, as i said there the nikkei down over 100 points, but the dollar/yen as you can see there now trading at the lower 83 yen levels compared to the upper 82 yen levels this time yesterday. the yen weakening against the dollar and the euro/yen trading around 110.73-80, so really seeing the yen continuing to weaken there, and also as we're heading into earnings season in the next couple of weeks, that's also going to be interesting to see how it affects the bottom line for a lot of japanese companies. still, ai, really the main focus is also on economic data out of the u.s. and how the investors see the fed perceiving or taking in these economic data, and if that's going to either alter their monetary policy or if the fed's going to stick to it

we should also celebrate the good news, the fact that nissan is creating 2,000 jobs, the fact that hitachi is building a new plant, the fact that new castle airport is expanding, we should be talking up the northeast instead of talking it down. >> alan reid. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a cargo vessel on a small island showed the need for the coast guard that have recently withdrawn from service. will the prime minister, please, look into this as a matter of urgency for getting a future tug in the place? >> prime minister. >> i know this issue is bei looked into at the moment, so i'm very happy to write to the honorable gentleman and give him the details. i know he represents island communities that can be extremely cut off particularly during the winter months, and i will write to him about that. >> question number seven, closed question. mr. graham allen. >> question seven, mr. speaker. >> well, first of all, relate me pay -- let me pay tribute to the work the honorable gentleman does in thisrea. early intervention is absolutely essential, that is how we're going to improve the life chance

we should also celebrate the good news, the fact that nissan is creating 2,000 jobs, the fact that hitachi is building a new plant, the fact that new castle airport is expanding, we should be talking up the northeast instead of talking it down. >> alan reid. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a cargo vessel on a small island showed the need for the coast guard that have recently withdrawn from service. will the prime minister, please, look into this as a matter of urgency for getting a future tug in the place? >> prime minister. >> i know this issue is being looked into at the moment, so i'm very happy to write to the honorable gentleman and give him the details. i know he represents island communities that can be extremely cut off particularly during the winter months, and i will write to him about that. >> question number seven, closed question. mr. graham allen. >> question seven, mr. speaker. >> well, first of all, relate me pay -- let me pay tribute to the work the honorable gentleman does in this area. early intervention is absolutely essential, that is how we're going to improve the life ch