Protecting Steel in the UK

Debate between David T C Davies and Khalid Mahmood

Tuesday 23rd January 2024 Commons Chamber

[The Secretary of State for Wales (David T. C. Davies)]

I thank the hon. Lady and all those who took part in the debate. I say very clearly that I completely understand how devastating the news is. I understand the devastation that people will feel in Port Talbot—the whole community, but especially those people who face the loss of their jobs and those in the wider supply chain. There will be a wider impact—no one is denying that or running away from that.

Let me set out the situation that the Government found themselves in. Throughout the debate, Members have tried to suggest that this is a Government decision. It is not a Government decision. It is not the Government who decided to close—

[Mr Khalid Mahmood]

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[Stephen Kinnock]

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