Contributions
3,693 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesIt is an absolute pleasure, Sir Gary, to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith) on securing this important debate and on…21 Feb 2024HANSARDScience and Technology Sector: Inward InvestmentMy hon. Friend will know more than most, having had this brief previously. Of course, we are out there sourcing investment for the UK and, as I mentioned, we are already beating…25 Jan 2024HANSARDScience and Technology Sector: Inward InvestmentI gently say that the hon. Gentleman should pay attention to the hydrogen strategy, which shows we are leaning forward and ensuring that we can capture the investment, de-risk any…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryThe Chancellor and I meet regularly, and obviously we know and recognise the importance of the steel sector in the UK economy. Our commitment to the sector is clear, and we will…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryAt the heart of our decision was two things: continued steelmaking at Port Talbot and protecting steelworkers.25 Jan 2024HANSARDScience and Technology Sector: Inward InvestmentMy Secretary of State was so savvy that she brought in a science Minister and now, under her stewardship, science and technology is booming in the Department for Business and…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryMy hon. Friend has a huge amount of knowledge of the steel sector and is a huge champion for Scunthorpe. She knows that we are working incredibly hard with the company in her…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryThe £28 billion that Labour is proposing has no plan behind it, and we are not told what hard workers across the country would have to pay to fill that black hole. Labour has…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryI would not want steelworkers to think that we are not working together, and the hon. Member and I work together and will be working together to ensure that steelworkers are…25 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously it is important to secure investment in mining in Cornwall, particularly the mining of lithium, which will be critical for our car batteries. I certainly agree to be…25 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am more than happy to sit down with the hon. Member to discuss furthering his case, but the overriding fact, which he mentioned, is that the decision sits with the Scottish…25 Jan 2024HANSARDHouthi Attacks: Supply ChainsMy hon. Friend has hit so many markers in that question. He is absolutely right that the west midlands, and Birmingham in particular, are the heart of advanced manufacturing. I…25 Jan 2024HANSARDHouthi Attacks: Supply ChainsMore than 15% of global shipping traffic passes through the Red sea, making it one of the most important strategic waterways in the world. Overall, a whopping 12% of global trade…25 Jan 2024HANSARDHouthi Attacks: Supply ChainsAbsolutely. The UK will always stand up for the freedom of navigation and the free flow of trade. We take threats to shipping vessels in the Red sea extremely seriously. My hon.…25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryI believe it far more preferential that we made the largest investment ever in steelmaking to protect more than 5,000 jobs at Port Talbot and the 12,500 jobs in the supply chain—…25 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKI thank my right hon. Friend for that contribution. The truth of the matter is that the Opposition would go harder and greener, faster. At least we are providing the support that…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKThat is the honest conversation that we have to have in this House and with the public. We have ample scrap steel in the UK economy. We use shy of 3 million tonnes of scrap steel,…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKThat is just another performative politics intervention— [ Interruption. ] No, those are completely separate things. We are talking about the future of the steel sector in the UK…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKMy hon. Friend is a staunch champion of her constituency and she highlights the lack of any sort of sensible plans from the Opposition. They do not want stuff coming in or going…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKMy hon. Friend is right. Tata Steel is actually losing £1.5 million a day. A statement put out by Tata Steel made it very clear that our investment of £500 million, which is…23 Jan 2024