Steel Tariffs
Debate between Chris McDonald and Carla Lockhart(1 month, 1 week ago)
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Chris McDonald
I thank my hon. Friend and Hanson Springs for their interaction with my officials. I know that the specific issue of 13 or 14-metre lengths of rod is a problem for him, but I can assure him that in all our negotiations, whether with the EU, India, Turkey or the United States, this Government are putting British industry first.
Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann) (DUP)
The Minister says that the Government are listening to the concerns of businesses. May I be so brazen as to suggest that we need action and need it urgently, given the timescale of these changes—changes that will cripple steel-using businesses across the manufacturing, construction and infrastructure sector in my constituency, which have no domestic steelmaking industry in Northern Ireland on which to rely? Will the Minister meet businesses from Northern Ireland as a matter of urgency to discuss the devastating impact that this will have?
Chris McDonald
I shall be happy to meet businesses in Northern Ireland, as I have met businesses throughout the United Kingdom.
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Debate between Chris McDonald and Carla Lockhart(5 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Chris McDonald
I can tell the right hon. Gentleman that this measure will need the support of the Governments of all four parts of the United Kingdom.
Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann) (DUP)
Northern Ireland is and will be disadvantaged if we proceed down this track. What engagement has the Minister had with the individuals concerned, as the right hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon outlined? Will he extend the invitation he gave to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East to the Members for Northern Ireland who feel very deeply about this and are very aggrieved, to discuss the real impact—not just the impact in his brief?
Chris McDonald
Yes, I am very happy to extend that invitation for a further meeting with any Members of the House who wish to discuss the matter. Of course, there has been extensive consultation on this statutory instrument.