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HANSARDBritish SteelAny support for any business in the steel sector has to be commercial, to fulfil state aid rules. Whatever support is provided to any steel company has to stack up on that basis.…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelDelivering a negotiated deal from the EU remains the Government’s top priority, and I hope Members will vote for the deal. My hon. Friend is exactly correct: nationalisation is…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelWe have a robust industrial strategy and remain open to a steel sector deal. Since I have been appointed, I have been meeting steel industry representatives and discussing that,…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy hon. Friend is a champion of steelworkers in his constituency. We will, of course, update the House when we have more information on any specific discussions with any steel…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelIn this role, I want to do everything that I can to support the UK steel sector. We were the first country in Europe to take account of socioeconomic factors in public sector…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI echo the comments of my predecessor, whose shoes I am still trying to fill only six weeks into the job. All Members should reflect on the real-world impacts of the decisions—or…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments; we have discussed this issue over the past few days. When we are in a position to update the House with more information, we will do…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelWe have taken decisive action to support the UK steel sector. There are more things we could do, and I am keen to explore with industry what more we can do, but I agree that the…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelThat is a good question. We were the first EU country to implement socioeconomic and environmental factors in public procurement rules, which means we can take into account the…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy right hon. Friend is correct that this is a global issue. The 33 countries that are members of the G20 global forum on steel excess capacity have agreed important policy…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI cannot be drawn on the specifics, but through our industrial strategy the Government want to work with all businesses, large and small, to ensure the success of British…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelThe Government have worked hard to produce a pipeline of the steel products being used in the public sector, and the details were published for the first time this year. Many…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelWe were the first EU country to implement socioeconomic and environmental factors in public procurement rules on the purchase of steel. For the first time ever, we have published…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelUK steel is incredibly important, not only to our defence sector but to other sectors. The published details on the upcoming steel requirements for national infrastructure…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelBritish Steel has been clear that Members of this House should vote for the deal, which I have voted for three times. All Members should reflect on the real-world impacts of the…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelAll support that is provided for businesses has to be compliant with UK domestic law and EU law. It has to pass various commerciality tests to be legal and compliant with state…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI know the hon. Gentleman is incredibly passionate about this issue. I met representatives of Tata Steel yesterday, and we discussed many issues relating specifically to the Port…21 May 2019HANSARDNuclear EnergyGovernment’s preparations for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom mean that the UK now has all the necessary measures in place to ensure that the UK nuclear industry can continue to…15 May 2019HANSARD BombardierNo, I would respectfully disagree. I think we need to provide certainty for all sectors of our economy. We have seen a range of recent investments in the aerospace sector across…07 May 2019HANSARD BombardierI thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. He is a huge champion for his constituents and all the workers at the site. My constituency of Pendle is dominated by the aerospace…07 May 2019