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HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyThe noble Baroness makes a good point. The Government recognise the importance of research and development into the UK steel sector’s transition to low-carbon steel production.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyThe noble Baroness makes a very good point about skills. This will certainly be a major part of our refresh strategy, which, as I said, will be published soon. Having our own…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyI hope I can reassure my noble friend that the Dreadnought submarine programme remains on track for the first of class, the eponymous HMS “Dreadnought”, to enter service in the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyThis goes some way off the maritime sector, but I can say that we have established a joint industry and BEIS steel procurement task force, which launched on 12 March 2021. Its aim…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyMy Lords, sourcing steel is a matter for our prime contractors. The special steel required in the manufacture of submarine pressure hulls and the thin plate required for…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyThe Type 26 construction programme is sufficiently flexible. The noble Lord will know that there are some delays owing to the late delivery of the propulsion gearboxes. The cost…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyOf course, the noble Lord makes a good point: it would be great if ships could be made from British steel. However, as I said earlier, the steel required for the ships being…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyThe noble Lord makes a good point, and the Government recognise the vital role that the steel sector plays in our economy and across all areas of the UK. We continue to work…30 Nov 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyMy noble friend makes a very good point. In October 2020 the ONS published a report on UK steel procurement across government. It showed that the reported proportion of steel…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, for raising this issue again today, and I thank other noble Lords for their comments. Clause 21 provides the power for…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, before I turn to the amendments in this group, I will begin by briefly reminding the House of the driving force behind this Bill and why it is so important that we get…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, an amendment has been put forward to Clause 80 by the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, which concerns the employer cost cap. The noble Lord seeks to amend this clause…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by thanking all noble Lords for their contributions during this lively debate. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to be able to debate this important matter. As the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, and the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, said, these matters must be…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021