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HANSARDDefence Investment PlanOn 1 July, the Trade Minister is slapping a 50% tariff on steel from many of our allies, much of which goes into the aerospace and defence supply chain. That will affect the cost…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRailways BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Droitwich and Evesham (Nigel Huddleston) and I have a hope, which is that parking at Worcestershire Parkway station can expand. We have been told by…10 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillYesterday we discussed amendments in which we sought to rein in some of the unfettered powers that the Secretary of State is taking for himself in this legislation. Today’s…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWe are looking at a Bill that the Government’s own impact assessment says might have a bit of a “chilling effect” on inward investment into the sector. We should all want to have…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI think it has been clear throughout these two days of debate that none of us in the House underestimates the importance of the steel industry to our national economy, to our…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIt is a bit rich to be lectured on support for party leadership from someone on the Labour Benches, so I will move on swiftly. This Bill sets a precedent. Indeed, the Government’s…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI actually think the hon. Gentleman is also agreeing with me on this point. I yield to no one in my admiration for the Minister and his expertise in this industry, but I heard the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I know the Minister to be an extremely reasonable man, so I am sure he will agree with our amendment. New clause 12 would place a…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI take issue with where the hon. Member is coming from on that, because by putting a sensible and finite limit on the amount per employee—and I will speak later to another…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillSurely what the hon. Member should do is welcome the fact that our party is under new and outstanding leadership. We believe that politicians should not be in the business of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe hon. Gentleman seems to be conflating two issues. Last year, when the emergency legislation was introduced and Parliament was recalled on a Saturday for the first time since…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIf I may, I would also like to speak to the other amendments in my name and those of my hon. Friends, and, before I do that, approach the Bill with the serious concern it…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe hon. Gentleman has got his point on the record.08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIt is wonderful to see so many people interested in following this debate until 10 pm, which when our scrutiny of the Bill ends today. I will make just a few remarks, if I may.…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillAs a west midlands MP, I absolutely recognise that. In fact, I was with a constituent in Worcester on Friday, Mr Michael Outwin of Industrial & Tractor Ltd, who is going to have…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIndeed; and, as we have heard, one of the suppliers is still in administration. I think that the Minister needs to rethink that deadline, and I hope he will find time in his…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI beg to move amendment 21, page 1, line 6, leave out “of or including” and insert “predominantly of”. This amendment would narrow the definition of a steel undertaking so that it…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Humble Address: Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorI thank the Minister for advance sight of both the long and short versions of his statement. We support the Humble Address and continue to support full transparency in this…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI promised Madam Deputy Speaker that, in the interests of time, I would not take any interventions. This Bill is an emergency intervention with mounting public costs that have no…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThis has been an interesting debate, because it has brought out the strategic love of nationalisation for the sake of nationalisation among Government Members. With our reasoned…21 May 2026