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Holly Mumby-Croft
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(11 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Ms Ghani
At the heart of our decision was two things: continued steelmaking at Port Talbot and protecting steelworkers.
Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe) (Con)
We have recently heard from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence how the west is facing “a pre-war world”. Will the Minister ensure in her conversations with the Treasury that it understands the vital strategic importance of a virgin steelmaking capability here in the UK?
Ms Ghani
My hon. Friend has a huge amount of knowledge of the steel sector and is a huge champion for Scunthorpe. She knows that we are working incredibly hard with the company in her constituency, and we are waiting for it to respond to the business plans going forward. We know how important virgin steelmaking is, and we accept, because technology has moved on, that going forward 90% of all steel can be made in electric arc furnaces.