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HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe hon. Lady is making a very powerful case for the importance of the heavy plate mill in her constituency, and of having the right owners of critical steelmaking capability and…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillTo correct the record, I have been calling for British Steel to be nationalised for seven years. I urged the previous Conservative Government not to sell British Steel to the…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIt is my judgment that the Conservative party’s amendment would prevent the Government from getting on and setting out the vision, placing the investment that is required, and…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI will indeed. My objection is that the consequence of the Conservative party’s amendments would be to delay the investment that is required to get on with this. People have…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIt is a pleasure to stand up and support the Government and this Bill, because we all know that the ability to make primary steel is absolutely in the public interest, and it…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe Father of the House is absolutely spot on. The net-stupid-zero policies have been catastrophic across the piece, and I fear that those very policies are the reason why people…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillActually, the consequence of the Conservative party’s amendments would be to delay the vision and investment that is required, and therefore to increase the losses. That is why…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe very reason that the Government need the ability to extend the sunset clause is that if they listened to the amendments from the Conservative party, the delays from various…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillAs we are talking about the new electric arc furnace in Port Talbot, can the Minister guarantee with certainty his confidence that, when built, it will open?08 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnce again, those on the Government Front Bench have inadvertently misled the House in saying that there is a single price internationally for gas—gas is 80% cheaper in the US…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillAs the shadow Minister was unable to respond to the previous intervention, would he like to explain why the Conservative Government sold British Steel to the Chinese in 2019…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillIt is exactly seven years since I started calling for British Steel at Scunthorpe to be taken into public ownership. The Conservatives rejected my splendid advice, and the chaos…21 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI congratulate Plaid Cymru on its success, but I note the success of Reform as the second-largest party in Wales. We are proud to be the largest Unionist party across Scotland and…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI will give way to this good-looking gentleman.13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressIf we have just won and become the largest party in Bradford, by definition we must be popular. Obviously, I would like to please everybody, but sometimes that is not possible;…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI will share the love by giving way to the right hon. Lady.13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe hon. Gentleman clearly has not looked at the data, because it shows that we have secured some 1,450 new councillors. I think the Labour party has lost well over 1,000…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressWhat we want is smart and safe regulation; we do not want daftness, dither and delay, and this Prime Minister represents all those three things. In a desire to be constructive, I…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressEighty-six years ago today, on 13 May 1940, Britain’s greatest and most popular Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, rose to give his first speech as Prime Minister. At a time of…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressBear with me, because I am in full flow. I believe that we have seen the last important speech from this Prime Minister. Let us see what the next few days bring.13 May 2026