British Steel: Nationalisation Debate
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British Steel: Nationalisation
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Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
The noble Lord is right to highlight the importance of a carefully managed transition and careful investment in all aspects of the operation of this site and this industry. One of the areas that has had a lot of focus to date is health and safety, so that employees are able to work in a safe environment. It has been one of the areas of investment since the Government’s involvement.
Lord Blunkett (Lab)
My Lords, there is a nice symmetry in the Question being asked by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, because the Stocksbridge plant in Sheffield was always known as Samuel Fox’s. On the previous question, we have five wonderful young people in the Gallery from Sheffield in South Yorkshire working in the industry—an example of what Alan Milburn will say next week about getting young people into jobs. Does my noble friend agree that it is vital that the Government ensure that every penny of public funds spent in this industry ensures that this is homegrown and not imported steel?