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HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeMy Lords, as I said to the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, the noble Lord will have to be patient and wait for the full announcement. Sir David made his comments and my right…05 Jun 2019HANSARDRenewable EnergyThe noble Lord will have to be patient and wait for the White Paper. No doubt we will respond and he will have an answer in due course.05 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeI will not prejudge that review. We have made it quite clear that we believe the scheme is effective, but, as I have made clear, on occasion it can be quite a draconian power. We…05 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeMy Lords, I am afraid that I cannot answer the noble Countess’s question, but if I have any further information, I will certainly write to her. However, as I made clear in the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Minimum Wage Naming SchemeMy Lords, again, I cannot answer that. However, one would hope that naming and shaming has been effective, and that we will know that in due course. As I made clear in some of my…05 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I start by agreeing with both noble Lords. I accept the words they used: the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, said that this was devastating news and the noble Lord, Lord…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I can expand a little on procurement. As the noble and learned Lord knows, there are rules that the Government must stick to, but we were able to relax them so as to…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, as far as I am aware, British Steel is not producing steel in large quantities for the defence industry. Having said that, I take the point that the noble Lord made. It…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI shall not comment on my noble friend’s assertion that Teesside is the cradle of the Industrial Revolution because I think that one or two other areas would also make that claim,…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelComing from Lincolnshire, my noble friend knows exactly the problems faced by those employed by British Steel in Scunthorpe. As my right honourable friend made clear, particularly…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy noble friend is right to draw attention to the fact that this is just one company among a number producing steel and steel products. I would hope that we could produce steel in…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, one ought to make it clear that British Steel is not the only manufacturer of steel in the country; there are other steel producers. However, as the noble Lord quite…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelNo, I am not describing a company that has terminal problems. I think that it has a future, and it is the official receiver’s job to explore that and to find something viable that…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I do not know whether that is the case; I will make inquiries. I know that providing steel for Network Rail is a major part of its business and it is a major supplier.…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy noble friend makes an interesting point. My right honourable friend would be the first to say that we want to learn any lessons possible from what has happened here with…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord up to a point. I am sure he would be the first to accept that, in the modern world that we live in, it is frequently wise to buy certain…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI am grateful to the noble Lord for making that point. I do not know whether he was able to hear the Secretary of State make his Statement in another place, but certainly my right…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial…22 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given earlier today in another place to an Urgent Question, which asked my right…21 May 2019HANSARDBritish SteelMy Lords, the noble Lord says that I either do not know or will not say. The fact is that it is not appropriate to say anything at the moment. That is very important and, as my…21 May 2019