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HANSARDSteel IndustryI welcome the hon. Member to her post, but I suggest that leading on stories in the paper is not a good way forward. That is all speculation; we do not comment on commercial…14 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness ExportsMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his businesses and helping them to export. He is absolutely right that free trade agreements and memorandums of understanding are opening up…14 Sept 2023HANSARDTrade Policies: Cost of FoodFood prices are driven by many pressures, including the global economic climate. We recognise the important role that trade can play in improving food security through…14 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness ExportsBusinesses are at the heart of the Government’s export strategy, “Made in the UK, Sold to the World”, and of our shared ambition to reach £1 trillion in annual exports by 2030. In…14 Sept 2023HANSARDShipbuildingWe are proud of the UK’s reputation as a leader in the offshore wind sector. Together with industry, we have delivered the four largest operational wind farms in the world. The…14 Sept 2023HANSARDShipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme UpdateFurther to the statement by my hon. Friend, the Minister for International Trade last week, I have today laid the accompanying departmental minute before Parliament describing a…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law UpdateI am pleased to be able to update the House on progress regarding the usage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act, with further revocations of Retained EU Law being…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI have learned that it is not a good use of one’s time to focus on what the Opposition are offering, because they U-turn so quickly; by the time one has closed the book they have…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentWhen the council in my constituency was Conservative-led, it had a substantial charging point infrastructure roll-out plan, which it had secured itself. When a council is…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentIt is great that we have a major commitment to one of the biggest gigafactories in Europe. That will generate even more investment and more interest in building gigafactories in…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI am pleased to update the House about the significant investment announced by Tata Group just yesterday. The confirmation that Tata will be investing over £4 billion to build a…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI hope to get an invitation to visit that plant and my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I will of course do my best to promote Vauxhall vans. What is really exciting about this…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentThe hon. Member is absolutely right that Huddersfield is a great place. We are not complacent: if the right opportunity, investment and partnership is put forward, we will of…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentBrit European sounds like one of the firms I need to meet. No doubt my hon. Friend will invite me to visit, and I look forward to meeting the firm with her. She is absolutely…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI know that a visit to Luton South is outstanding, and I hope that we can secure a date soon. The hon. Lady has asked a very good and clever question. As she has said, the ATF…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentAs a result of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and high energy prices, we introduced substantial programmes to give energy-intensive firms the support that they needed. The next phase…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI think maybe we got a bit noisy as we were trying to fully digest the slightly delusional response of the Opposition Front Bencher, the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and agree with every single point he made. He mentioned the lithium mine in Cornwall, which will eventually produce enough…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI do not think it gets any more positive from the SNP on this point. I am pleased that the right hon. Gentleman welcomed the £4 billion investment and the more than 4,000 jobs,…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI am afraid the hon. Gentleman is just wrong. First, car sales are up, car manufacturing is up, and car exports even into Europe are up. I am not sure what his view is. He…20 Jul 2023