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HANSARD British SteelI thank the hon. Gentleman for his words of appreciation. The construction sector is incredibly important when it comes to steel. We are looking at every measure we can take to…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI just do not agree with the right hon. Gentleman’s position on this issue. He is right to say that we have seen the offshoring of manufacturing over a period of years. We have…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelMy hon. Friend is quite right to raise ceramics and their importance in blast furnaces. We have all become steel experts through the many podcasts that everybody has been…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelMy hon. Friend is right to say that we produce only about 30% of the steel we use in this country, and we must be much more ambitious about increasing that figure. He is also…22 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI thank the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee for his important question. He makes the point that we need steel for green energy—wind turbines, carbon capture…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillI will not comment from the Dispatch Box on reports that have been made during the debate. We are actively engaged, minute by minute, on activities in British Steel. If anything,…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillI thank hon. Members on both sides of the House not just for participating in this debate, but for returning to this place in these exceptional circumstances. There seems to be…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillIn the first 10 weeks after coming to power, this Government negotiated a better deal on Port Talbot and delivered a £200 million commitment to secure the future of Grangemouth.…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillI hope my hon. Friend will forgive me, but there is no time for me to give way. I reassure the hon. Member for Brigg and Immingham that in no way have we moved slowly—we have been…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy hon. Friend is right that procurement has a key role to play in our industrial strategy in steel and beyond. We are working with colleagues in the Cabinet Office to ensure that…12 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI am afraid I have to disappoint the right hon. Member, as I am not on the verge of anything. I repeat what I said, because it is the right thing to do: we will continue to…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksIf we get into conversations about different types of steel, it is like the Facebook update “It’s complicated”, right? It is complicated. For some things, we absolutely need…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI agree with the right hon. Member that the world has changed. We know that we are in a different position than that which we found ourselves in a few years ago. We need to ensure…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksIt is good to hear that the workers in British Steel do not want visits from politicians; I assume the hon. Member, and his party, will take his own advice. I hope that he will…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI will repeat what I have said: we are looking at all the options on the table; we are talking to British Steel about the right outcome; and we will do what is right for our…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksMy hon. Friend is right, and we will do that. The offer that was put to British Steel and which was refused included conditions to do exactly that, as well as including a number…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI would be happy to come to my hon. Friend’s constituency to have a look at and to talk to some of the people who work in the steel business. Huge numbers of organisations and…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI agree with the hon. Member’s premise that we need to ensure that we have steel production in the UK, although there is some nuance around some of this. High-quality steel is…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and we talked about exactly that at the Business and Trade Committee. This country has seen a significant decline in steel manufacturing over…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution and for welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcements today on the zero emission vehicle mandate and the changes we have made to…07 Apr 2025