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HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) on securing this debate, on his superb speech and on the impact that he has made in this House. We are…24 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI want to thank the Government for saving British Steel. Our Committee has been clear that it is essential for us to retain the ability to make primary steel in this country, and…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillThe Business and Trade Committee has taken clear evidence that we need a carbon border adjustment mechanism, so that carbon-rich steel, such as that from China, is taxed much more…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillWe are here in the House to answer a very basic question: if we cannot trust a company, can we entrust to it a capability that we need, when that capability is so vital to our…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. In this debate, we need to remember that 95% of our rail infrastructure is made by British Steel. British Steel also supplies three quarters of…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMr Speaker, I wonder whether you will forgive me for returning the debate to the Bill, which is about saving British Steel. That is what the debate should be focused on, and I…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMr Speaker, you know that I could answer that question all day, but you would rule me out of order, so I will confine my remarks to the Bill. However, I agree with the hon.…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillThe right hon. Gentleman may well be right, but this is the second key point that I want to land: the truth is that Jingye is a mess. It has failed to publish accounts since 2021.…12 Apr 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksMay I welcome the Minister’s explicit ambition to retain primary steelmaking capability on these islands? I hope the whole House will row in with that. I also welcome the £2.5…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsPresident Trump’s new tariffs are double trouble for Britain’s steel and aluminium suppliers. They will dent £350 million of sales, but they also risk swamping the UK with…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillOnly 21 employers have been prosecuted for national minimum wage violations since 2007. The measures that the Minister is bringing forward will improve enforcement. He touched on…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will start with my declaration of interests, as a former member of the Confederation of British Industry and a current member of the trade union…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe hon. Member will no doubt have heard the remarks made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the weekend. I suspect that the hon. Member, like every Member of this…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe Minister will have seen the appalling evidence that the Business and Trade Committee took from McDonald’s, where the BBC investigation exposed allegations from hundreds of…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThank you very much indeed, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am going to be very brief—I will just make three quick points—and will do my best to salvage a degree of consensus from the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeMy hon. Friend is 100% right. We heard businesses say to us loud and clear that they wanted radical and bold changes in the way that the skills levy was organised. The Government…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI put on the record my profound thanks to the Backbench Business Committee for making time for this debate, and to the Liaison Committee for some of the arrangements that have…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeMy hon. Friend is an extraordinary champion for the city he represents, and for the industry that has made that city great over the centuries. He is absolutely right: when the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeMy hon. Friend is a brilliant member of the Committee, and she makes a brilliant point. We know that we must come to a strategic culture and defence mindset in this country, so…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeThis has been an excellent debate. Let me once again say that I am incredibly grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for ensuring that we could spend time together debating…05 Mar 2025