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HANSARDSteel IndustryThe Government are actively engaging with the steel industry for a sustainable future, and my right hon. Friend the Business Secretary recently visited Tata and British Steel to…29 Jun 2023HANSARDCornish BusinessesWe are targeting a global hit list of barriers whose removal will deliver massive new opportunities for UK businesses throughout the country, including in Cornwall. It is…29 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a great opportunity to talk about Airbus’s 500-plane deal with Indian airline IndiGo. It is the largest aviation deal in history, and it has been done on our watch. We are…29 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not think the hon. Gentleman has ever had a positive story to tell about his region, let alone his constituency. We have a positive story on steel, and we have the same…29 Jun 2023HANSARDSteel Industry: DecarbonisationThe Paris agreement made clear that the steel industry needs to cut emissions by 93% by 2050, and the Government recognise the vital role that the steel sector plays in our…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEuropean Single Market: UK WithdrawalIf the hon. Member was passionate about Scottish businesses and Scottish jobs, he would be passionate about the single market that matters.29 Jun 2023HANSARDEuropean Single Market: UK WithdrawalI do not think the hon. Member heard my answer: trade is up. The reality is that this scaremongering just has to stop. The scaremongering is basically a cover for petty…29 Jun 2023HANSARDCornish BusinessesI thank my hon. Friend for bringing that to my attention. She is such a powerful voice for Cornwall. I am surprised that the Department for Transport has not yet buckled, because…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEuropean Single Market: UK WithdrawalHaving regained our regulatory sovereignty now that we have left the European Union, we are now able to ensure that our regulation is tailored to the UK economy, supports our…29 Jun 2023HANSARDSteel IndustryWe accept the scale of the challenge; it is a global challenge to decarbonise the sector and many countries are feeling it. However, a potential £1 billion in support is not a…29 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope that my hon. Friend will allow me to use my brain to help unlock this with the Department for Transport. We have the automotive transformation fund and the Advanced…29 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical Questionsindicated dissent.29 Jun 2023HANSARDSteel Industry: DecarbonisationI am not sure where Labour Members will get the money to fund that programme of work. I have not even got to the end of reading this paper but they will probably U-turn by the…29 Jun 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Democracy, Rights and the EnvironmentThe energy charter treaty, which is under review, falls under the responsibilities of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which has been formed from half of my…18 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not need any excuse to chase up the Department on the semiconductor strategy, and I will do so. As the hon. Lady knows, it does not sit within our remit, but with DSIT. In…18 May 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Democracy, Rights and the EnvironmentIt is clear that we live in dangerous times. Autocracies are behaving in a way that many of us have not seen in our lifetimes. The UK stands at a crossroads of this geopolitical…18 May 2023HANSARDSafeguarding Democracy, Rights and the EnvironmentI have read the hon. Member’s report, because he sent it to me. I have lost many hours of my life, but I have read it and I enjoyed it. It would be remiss of me not to thank my…18 May 2023HANSARDCritical MineralsAs part of the UK’s strategy to secure a resilient supply of critical minerals, we are accelerating domestic capabilities along the whole critical minerals value chain, from…18 May 2023HANSARDGoods Exports: UK and G7There will always be data, forecasts, and the evaluation and re-evaluation of those data and forecasts. It is important for the House to know about all the good news that was…18 May 2023HANSARDCritical MineralsMy hon. Friend is right. One reason why I came back into government was to ensure that we were not reliant on one country, China. We need more lithium, cobalt and graphite, as…18 May 2023