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Debate between Holly Mumby-Croft and Alex Chalk
Monday 12th December 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Holly Mumby-Croft Portrait Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe) (Con)
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T3. I welcome the Government’s steps to support the British shipbuilding industry. Those ships will require a lot of steel. Does the Secretary of State agree that, wherever possible, we should use the world-class steel we make in this country in such projects?

Alex Chalk Portrait The Minister for Defence Procurement (Alex Chalk)
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My hon. Friend is a fantastic champion of steel. I agree with her. The support ship competition winner has indicated that it intends to use UK-sourced steel whenever practical and, in any event, for the majority of the build.

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