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HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotMy right hon. Friend is always absolutely hot on these topics. There is enough steel, because we export so much of it and we can now use it on the site. Considering the age of the…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryI hear my hon. Friend. With up-to-date policymaking, we ensure that consumers and taxpayers get the best possible option of modern auto transportation. As recent investment…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryMy right hon. Friend’s views on electric vehicles and zero emissions are well documented. As I mentioned, a hydrogen strategy is also in place. I have been to a number of projects…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe hon. Gentleman is right that the sector has a vast supply chain, and we know how important it is for UK manufacturing. Last week’s data show that we are the world’s eighth…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotI am pleased that the hon. Lady recognises that whole new supply chains will be created and whole new businesses set up, with many more jobs in place too. There will now be a…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryThe Tata gigafactory announcement ensures that we are front-footed when it comes to gigafactories—it will be one of the largest factories in Europe. The right hon. Member and the…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotMy hon. Friend is correct: I was a member of the BEIS Committee when we produced the report on steel. I think I said earlier that we export just shy of 9 million tonnes; it is…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe hon. Gentleman’s opening comment is factually incorrect. He says we are the only country in decline, which is not true. French production has declined by 21%, German…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotIt is unfortunate that the right hon. Member has taken such a narrow view. We are providing £500 million to ensure that the plant will continue to make steel, and to support the…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotMy right hon. Friend, who spent a considerable amount of time as Welsh Secretary, knows very well how these relationships work. He is absolutely right: the negotiations and…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryThe right hon. Gentleman raises a valuable point. We need to ensure not only that we support UK manufacturers, but that new investors and entrants into the market are treated…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryI would love to. More importantly, I was recently at a site where we saw trucks that used hydrogen, ensuring that construction sites achieve their net zero ambitions. Leyland will…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotMy hon. Friend is absolutely right on the importance of virgin steel production. She is the best champion for her constituency and her steel plant, which is now uniquely…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryMy hon. Friend is a passionate advocate for Leyland. Even if I wanted to, I would not be able to forget the importance of Leyland and its history, and the truck sector. I hope she…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryThe hon. Member is asking me to comment on policy that is outside of my jurisdiction. It is led by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the conversations will…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotAs I mentioned, just shy of 9 million tonnes of scrap could potentially be used at the site. Tata has put together a substantial package, which shows that it has thought through…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe answer is no. Under this deal we have protected jobs and ensured that we will continue to have a steelmaking facility in Port Talbot that supports the diversity in the supply…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThe hon. Gentleman, who worked with me incredibly well as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for steel and metal related industries, answers his own question when he…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement about Tata Steel’s proposal, which has been agreed with Government, to invest in greener steel making at its Port…18 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Steel: Port TalbotThere were so many questions, but I will do my best to address the most important ones. Conversations at Port Talbot have been going on for years—one could argue more than a…18 Sept 2023