(1 week, 2 days ago)
Commons ChamberWhen is a trade deal not a trade deal? It has been nine weeks since the Prime Minister announced a deal to protect steel from US tariffs, and 10 weeks since the Secretary of State said that the India deal was “signed, sealed and delivered.” Will the Secretary of State publish the details of these important deals without delay before recess, or will he apologise for misleading the House?
Order. We do not accuse other Members of misleading the House. A little word before that—“inadvertently”—would support that question. No doubt the hon. Member will wish to withdraw that.
(5 months ago)
Commons ChamberOrder. You have 10 seconds left, Mr Thomas. Do you want to finish?
I will finish by saying that I will always be proud to stand up for small businesses in Bromsgrove and the villages, and across the country.
(5 months ago)
Commons ChamberI call a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Bradley Thomas.
Rising energy costs affect not just households but industry. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said that deindustrialising Britain is a false economy because it “shifts production and emissions elsewhere”. Can the Minister tell the House what is more important: chasing an arbitrary target or protecting industry and jobs?