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HANSARDPrivate Sector Investment: LancashireI am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to close this debate on behalf of the Government. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Maya Ellis) for securing this…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThe hon. Member is right to bring this conversation back to the people involved in the industry. We have had a lot of discussion about steel and quotas and so on, but this is very…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI thank the hon. Member for her constructive engagement on this issue with me over the past few weeks. The nub of her question is, I think, about domestic suppliers and the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDPrivate Sector Investment: LancashireI thank my hon. Friend for raising Leyland Trucks. He will be aware of some of the procurement advice changes this Government have made, because we are keen to support British…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 TariffsI am afraid that I am the ultimate pragmatist. I would not have wanted to start here, but starting here, I am determined that we will do the best we can.17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI thank my hon. Friend and Hanson Springs for their interaction with my officials. I know that the specific issue of 13 or 14-metre lengths of rod is a problem for him, but I can…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsI referred to exactly that point earlier, and perhaps the hon. Gentleman could share that with the company concerned. If it needs a steel that is not made or could not be made in…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsPerhaps I could address the point about the phrase “could be made”, which I think is at the nub of what the hon. Member is saying. The issue here is latent capacity in the UK.…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel TariffsThis issue, which my hon. Friend has raised with me before, relates primarily to category 4 products. We heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden)…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 TariffsThe trade arrangements for Northern Ireland will be the same for steel as they are for anything else. I have already committed to meeting businesses in Northern Ireland, and if…17 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am grateful to the hon. Member for taking the trouble to make that intervention. A number of Members have talked about downstream steel, so although it is not precisely within…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI thank my hon. Friend for mentioning the incident last Wednesday at the Port Talbot site. Pickle lines are notoriously susceptible to these sorts of incidents because of the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillJust like yesterday, this second day of debate has been incredibly considered and collaborative. I very much thank everyone for contributing, just as they did yesterday. Having…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillOkay. I am happy to give way and we will see what the Members have to say.09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThank you, Ms Nokes. Perhaps it would be helpful for me to take the second intervention and respond just once.09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am aware of the issue with the springs company raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Rochdale (Paul Waugh). I think it is particularly an issue around 13 metre bars. My office…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillYes, I will take two interventions.09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am always very happy to receive help from everywhere, but the Scottish Government could help themselves by taking a more proactive approach to nuclear, as the hon. Gentleman…09 Jun 2026