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HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesSurely when the Government entered into a negotiation with Tata Steel, which is highly experienced in the business of negotiation, they considered the possibility that a gun was…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesMy hon. Friend is summarising the discussion extremely well. I declare an interest as a member of the transition board. During the board’s discussions, we talked about what the…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesI know that my hon. Friend is reaching the end of her speech, but something just occurred to me. I was very pleased to join the Welsh Affairs Committee evidence sessions, and…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesWill the Minister give way?21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith) on securing the debate and on making such a…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesWill the Minister give way?21 Feb 2024HANSARDSteel Industry: WalesThe Minister is being generous in giving way. She said that the Tata plan would enable us to be open to new technologies. In fact, the opposite is the case because the 3 million…21 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyI declare an interest, in that I was the director of the British Council in St Petersburg from 2005 until 2008. I am also honoured to call Vladimir Kara-Murza my friend. I met him…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Gray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) on securing this important debate. It was interesting to hear…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionWill the Minister give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma, and I thank the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for securing this vital debate. I pay tribute to her…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionI thank the hon. Gentleman for that excellent point. It had not occurred to me, in all the thinking about this, that 24 February is indeed the anniversary of that dark day in…06 Feb 2024HANSARD British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) BillAs the hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) Belfast East so eloquently explained, the issue at the heart of this debate is a fairly simple one: that, notwithstanding…26 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel Industry14. Whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taking fiscal steps to help support the steel industry.25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryIt was a bluff.25 Jan 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryMinisters keep spinning this line that Tata Steel was threatening to close down the Port Talbot works and walk away, but they know that was an empty bluff, because the costs of…25 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKrose —23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKrose —23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. Yes, it is a Tata decision, but £500 million of British taxpayers’ money is going into it. Will he set out what red lines the…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Protecting Steel in the UKI thank the Secretary of State for giving way again; he is being generous. I think there are many reasons why Tata would not be considering full closure, not least the…23 Jan 2024