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HANSARDSteel TariffsI want to reassure the hon. Member that I am concerned about the issue in Northern Ireland. In fact, just this morning I had a discussion about this with Short Brothers—I know he…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI thank my hon. Friend for the strong work that she has done advocating for businesses in her area. Across the whole west midlands, there has been strong support from west…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsAs I mentioned to my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), the Chair of the Select Committee, I am sympathetic about the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI thank my hon. Friend not just for her question, but for the invitation to visit Stourbridge and have this discussion with businesses in her constituency. I am looking forward to…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI have just been alerted to the fact that I said the current measures will expire on 30 July. It is actually on 30 June. It was hopefully correct in the context, but I am happy to…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI can give a specific example, if that would be helpful. A number of Members have mentioned the specific situation in Canada, for instance, and I have looked carefully at the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI will endeavour to do so, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me say to my hon. Friend that I will do exactly what I have done since the day these draft measures were announced: engage…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for making that link with defence. I know that he cares about it deeply, as I think we all do, but that has not really come out until now. He also…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI can go further than understanding and offer some practical advice, if that is helpful. The first thing to check is whether the steels that the hon. Member mentions are made, or…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsYes, I am concerned about that. As I have said, these measures are primarily about supporting the production of steel in the UK. I do not know if this is specific to the business…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThe hon. Member talks of tool steels. As I have said, this is about steels that are made or could be made in the UK. Clearly, for the steel businesses to be profitable, we need…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsAs my hon. Friend knows, I very much have an emotional attachment to that plant, having worked there myself, and what he says is right. We can contrast the situation in 2015 with…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI am aware of the challenges for spring steel businesses. Spring steels are incredibly difficult to produce and use high-quality, high-value steel. They are clearly within the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThere are two things there. Our steel strategy said that we had an ambition to increase domestic steel production from 30% to 50% of market share. I have mentioned that the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThe hon. Gentleman and I have engaged significantly on the industrial base in Yeovil, and I know how important it is to his local community. This takes us back to the point about…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThe design of the steel measures, because of the different steel grades, means that the combined nomenclature codes fall into large buckets, so although the Government have…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsIf it was simple, we would do it. Of course, it is not that simple, because, as I have described, the category groupings for steels are much broader than individual grids. There…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThe right hon. Member is quite right that there is a 12-month review. I thank him for his engagement, particularly with Stannah Stairlifts, but also for his further suggestions to…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI am particularly concerned about the allocations for galvanised steel, as my hon. Friend says, particularly given the country’s reliance on the ZODIAC galvanising line in…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsAs soon as the measures are finalised, the Minister for Trade, my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda and Ogmore (Chris Bryant), will want to report them to the House in the usual…17 Jun 2026