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Steel Industry South Yorkshire 2024-12-12

2024-12-12

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Q1 Partial Answer
Marie Tidball Lab
Penistone and Stocksbridge
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The steel industry faces decline, affecting communities heavily dependent on it.
What steps he is taking to support the steel industry in South Yorkshire. The steel industry has been neglected, and my constituents are seeking concrete actions to address this situation.
Sarah Jones
The government is developing a steel strategy, investing up to £2.5 billion and working at pace to turn around the decline of the steel sector in South Yorkshire and across the UK.
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Specific steps or timeline for implementation were not provided.
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Q2 Partial Answer
Marie Tidball Lab
Penistone and Stocksbridge
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Stocksbridge Speciality Steels in the constituency supports hundreds of jobs and has an exceptional training centre linked to local universities.
Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss the future strategic significance of Stocksbridge Speciality Steels and its fundamental importance to our national steel industry?
Sarah Jones
I thank my hon. Friend for her question, and I am always happy to meet again to see what we can do. We recently met to talk about this and last week I met Community trade union representatives from the steel sector in her area.
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A future meeting is promised but no specific commitment or timeline for action was given.
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Q3 Partial Answer
Martin Vickers Con
Brigg and Immingham
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The steel industry faces challenges across the UK, with particular concern for decisions about the future of Scunthorpe.
Is she able to add anything on when we might expect an announcement? As she will appreciate, particularly at this time of year, there is growing anxiety among the workforce.
Sarah Jones
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and I have nothing new to add today, other than that we continue with our conversations with British Steel. We are working as fast as we can but it is ultimately up to British Steel to decide what it wants to do.
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No specific timeline or update was provided for the announcement regarding Scunthorpe.
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