Debates between Angela Eagle and Mark Tami during the 2015-2017 Parliament

UK Steel Industry

Debate between Angela Eagle and Mark Tami
Monday 29th February 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Angela Eagle Portrait Ms Eagle
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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 Portrait Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)
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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.

Angela Eagle Portrait Ms Eagle
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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

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Angela Eagle Portrait Ms Eagle
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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 Portrait Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that the Chinese have not just started dumping steel but have been doing so for a long time?

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