Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nadhim Zahawi and Jessica Morden

Tuesday 22nd October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)]

T7. Last week, Tata Jaguar Land Rover announced that it had created an electric drive unit, which the Government are helping to fund. In view of that, will the steel Minister work with Tata to ensure that the Orb steelworks in Newport stays open and is part of the supply chain? It would be a travesty to lose the capacity to make electrical steel in this country.

[Nadhim Zahawi]

The hon. Lady and I are set to meet on 29 October, and I am meeting the all-party group on steel the day before. I will do everything I can to work with Tata to see whether we can find a future for the steelworks.