UK Steel Industry

Debate between Angela Eagle and Mark Tami

Monday 29th February 2016 Commons Chamber

[Ms Eagle]

My hon. Friend is exactly right. I could not agree more about the strategic importance of foundation industries, of which steel is a key one.

[Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)]

Shotton steelworks, which produces “galv” and coated products, relies on Port Talbot for its supply of steel. Although Shotton is a profitable plant, if Port Talbot were to go, it would not be easy to find a good-quality supplier of steel at the drop of a hat.

[Ms Eagle]

Exactly. My hon. Friend supports his constituents, and he knows exactly what is at stake if the Government fail to protect the fundamentals of this foundation industry.

Steel Industry

Debate between Angela Eagle and Mark Tami

Wednesday 28th October 2015 Commons Chamber

[Ms Eagle]

I was fairly astonished to read the comments from the Minister for what the Government call the “northern powerhouse”. He said that what has happened to Redcar was a “tragic distraction” from his work on the northern powerhouse—I had hoped that he would have seen it as part of his job to try to get the Government to take much earlier action to head off an entirely foreseeable occurrence.

[Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)]

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Chinese have not just started dumping steel but have been doing so for a long time?

[Ms Eagle]

They have, and I will come on to the Chinese later in my remarks.