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Gareth Snell Excerpts
Tuesday 17th December 2024

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sarah Jones Portrait Sarah Jones
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I would be delighted to meet the hon. Member and talk about her plans.

Gareth Snell Portrait Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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What assurances can the Minister give me that energy-intensive industries in Stoke-on-Trent, such as ceramics, will benefit from the investment coming from this Government and will not get left behind in our transition to net zero?

Sarah Jones Portrait Sarah Jones
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My hon. Friend makes a very good point. We were talking about this issue in the Tea Room only this morning, and I will meet the ceramics sector and him first thing in the new year to talk about some of the challenges it faces. We are absolutely committed to supporting the sector.