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HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThe Department for International Trade has had no contact with Lord Geidt, although I understand that, obviously, the Prime Minister and his former adviser spoke regularly on a…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the Government’s final decision regarding the UK’s steel safeguards. A strategic steel industry is of the utmost importance…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsAs I said earlier, we have provided over £600 million in financial relief to the steel industry since 2013 to address high electricity costs, and the recent security strategy on…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am afraid that I cannot give the assurance, but we have one of the BEIS Ministers, the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the hon. Member for…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am slightly disappointed that the hon. Lady does not support us, as she has the Liberty steelworks in her constituency. I will repeat, because clearly I was not heard, that the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the details of the particular businesses in his constituency that have found that their markets are distorted and disturbed by…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsMy hon. Friend is genuinely an incredible champion for her constituency, and indeed for her steel constituents. I can tell the House that a week does not go by without her…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThe hon. Lady, with whom I have worked on many issues, is a doughty champion of all in her constituency, including Liberty Steel. We will continue to work with all steel producers…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsAs the right hon. Gentleman says, the safeguards will be in place until June 2024, and we will obviously need to act in concert with our international partners and our domestic…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am at risk of repeating myself, but I will do so for clarity. I was unable to make it to the Committee this morning because I was dealing with those international relationships…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support. I am pleased that we have cross-party support for what I think is an incredibly important decision that we have taken, both as a…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsThe hon. Lady is a champion and the BEIS Minister on the Bench will be happy to meet her to discuss more fully the issues that she raises.29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsMy hon. Friend has been championing her steelworks, and we have worked closely to understand the support needed. There are already a number of examples of supports for the sector.…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I also pay tribute to his predecessor, whom I know well and who was a great champion. We have discussed some of the challenges that the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for welcoming the statement and supporting the Government’s decision to extend the safeguards applying to these five categories of steel,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. Indeed, in managing to remove the section 232 tariffs, we have opened up, once again, the US markets for some of our specialist…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsAs I mentioned, there is a £1 billion net zero innovation portfolio, managed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in which we are seeing the thinking…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right on this. As my Department champions opportunities for green trade exports, particularly in the technologies and manufacturing where the UK is…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI have had a number of meetings with various groups of downstream users of steel, where I have learned a great deal about all sorts of things. What came across strongly was that…29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsSadly, I must decline the invitation as my diary precludes it today, for pretty much the same reason as this morning. I will be working with international partners to ensure these…29 Jun 2022