Industrial Strategy Steel Industry
2020-01-23
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Discusses the government's support for British steel makers and the claim that only 50% of steel purchased by the Government comes from Britain.
What discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effectiveness of the Government's Industrial Strategy in attracting inward investment to the steel industry? Is it not time that the Government actually backed our steel industry, bought British and introduced a sector deal for steel?
We work closely with colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to promote steel. Since 2013, the Government have provided more than £600 million of support, including £300 million for energy cost relief, £250 million for innovation and £66 million for new technologies. We established a steel export taskforce with UK Export Finance and are keen to promote steel exports.
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