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HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI do not recognise that framing at all. We are in a better position than many other countries in terms of the strength of our relationship with the US and the building up of…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksMy hon. Friend’s constituents who work for British Steel will, of course, be deeply worried. When I was last there in February, I talked to workers, the unions and management.…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI can assure the hon. Gentleman that I very much have a grip. We are working with officials, the Secretary of State and others all the time. In terms of the conditions that he…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksAs the right hon. Gentleman would expect, the Secretary of State is and has been talking to Jingye, as have I and officials. Those negotiations will continue. The site at…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI thank my hon. Friend for that conversation and all her work with the steel industry in her constituency. The steel strategy that we are putting together, which will be published…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI can reassure the hon. Gentleman that we are not sitting on our hands, and there is a good reason why it would not be right to comment in this place on the internal negotiations…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI take this opportunity to pay tribute to the trade unions—GMB, Community and Unite—which we have been working with closely. We have been discussing their plan. As I say, our…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI do not want to insult this House by suggesting that there was any kind of deal on the table under the previous Government and that anything happened on steel other than a…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI thank my right hon. Friend for his question and his contribution through the Select Committee session we had yesterday. The TRA announced yesterday that it will widen its review…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for his expertise as a member of the Select Committee. We had this debate yesterday. Yes, having a long view has to be the right thing.…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksI thank the hon. Gentleman for the manner in which he has represented his constituents today and engaged with us previously. On the point of clarity, I confirm that we would…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksFirst, my thoughts are, and the thoughts of all hon. Members will be, with British Steel workers and their families, following the company’s announcement of plans to close the…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) on securing such an important…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and I will bow to his wisdom as to why and how that situation has transpired, but for sure the ferry service is crucial for people’s…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. He mentioned the importance of the £55 million that has gone to Cromarty Firth. Of course, we need to ensure, when looking at supply…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI talk every day to my hon. Friend about her constituency and I am very happy to meet whoever she wants me to, because we think this is an incredibly important matter. The…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his concern for his constituents. As I said, I am very receptive to calls from BCSSS trustees. I wrote to the Chancellor, who sent back a positive…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsClean energy is one of the eight growth sectors in the industrial strategy and will provide a core part of that strategy. If anybody wants to build new nuclear in this country,…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNuclear PowerI am not sure how many times the hon. Member promised he would get to the final investment decision on Sizewell under the last Government—I think he and his colleagues promised…18 Mar 2025HANSARDNuclear PowerI am hoping that it will take less than the 14 years in which the previous Government failed to deliver anything. We will see the announcements on the first SMR in the spring. Our…18 Mar 2025