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HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I echo my noble friend Lord Hunt’s comments on the previous group. I thank the Minister for his engagement, and the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for their…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 38 and 39, standing in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral. On Amendment 38, I hope that the Minister can give a clear…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, when we debated this amendment in Committee, the Minister suggested that it was somehow about industrial relations. It is not. This amendment is about our national…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his response and, in particular, for the recognition of the central importance of national security in this matter. That is very…08 Jul 2026HANSARDUnpaid CarersMy Lords, the Minister is quite right that this goes beyond employment rights. The chief executive of Care England, Professor Martin Green, warned that the Government’s changes to…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for his remarks. It was particularly pleasing to hear that the Government have received positive feedback from the industry. It is not…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment, I will speak to Amendments 33 to 35, 40 and 41 standing in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral. These amendments address a…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, my apologies: I was asleep at the wheel, much like the England defence. I rise to speak to Amendments 16 and 17 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Hunt of…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am grateful to the Minister for his answers and to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for correctly pointing out that I neglected to mention Amendment 20 on contingent liabilities. We…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for this amendment. He is quite right to point out that decisions about the future of a steel undertaking affect a wide range of…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response, and I agree with him that the focus must be on operational challenges. But I think the Minister will have agreed very…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am very grateful to the Minister, but I have to admit that I am very disappointed in his response, and I wonder if he is a bit disappointed in the response that he had to give.…01 Jul 2026