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HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am afraid that the hon. Member ought to look again at the calendar, because I was not only not in Government but not in this House—I was getting on in business trying to help…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillNo, I am going to make some progress on tariffs. A number of hon. Members have raised this very important issue, shedding light on the way that the Government are tilting the…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI will happily give way, as long as the hon. Member is going to talk about our cheap energy plan.21 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I congratulate the Government on securing the Gulf Co-operation Council deal. Success has many authors, and Members on both sides of the House have been part of these…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI will give way if it is about this particular point.21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe hon. Member would be better addressing that question to his own Ministers, who, notwithstanding the nationalisation, acknowledged that the blast furnaces will cease—they will…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThere was absolutely a plan before the election to open arc furnaces in Redcar—that was absolutely case—and to move Scunthorpe operations to Redcar. I asked the Secretary of State…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThat was a waste of an intervention. If the hon. Member lets me continue, I will explain exactly what the Conservative plan is for British Steel, and it is a better plan and a…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe only way we are going to have a sustainable steelmaking industry in this country, and the same applies to the manufacturing sector and our defence supply chain, is lower…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy right hon. Friend and my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti) have made exactly the right point: we need a more thoughtful approach. I have…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI will be very brief. I thank the Minister for his remarks. One ideological difference he has not mentioned once is the huge gulf between those on our side and his party on…21 May 2026HANSARDBusiness and TradeThe Government do not create jobs; business does. With unemployment rising, this is the last chance to ask the Secretary of State a question ahead of the start of April when a…13 May 2026HANSARD Single Status of WorkerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (Justin Madders) on securing this important debate.…15 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationThank you, Mr Speaker, for your dispensation to speak on behalf of my constituents. Not once in six years in this House have my constituents written to me saying that we need to…26 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government do not create jobs; business does. With unemployment rising, this is the last chance to ask the Secretary of State a question ahead of the start of April when a…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State forgets that I have not even been here for 14 years. Some days it feels like that, but I can assure him that it is not the case. There was no answer to that…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I wish the Minister all the very best; she has already demonstrated that she is an effective performer on behalf of…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wrote to the Chancellor on behalf of a constituent on 10 December last year; I followed that up on 6 January and 20 January, but on…12 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementI am delighted to see not just the excellent Minister for Trade, but the Secretary of State. [ Interruption. ] I did; just bank the win. I read that the Secretary of State is…09 Feb 2026