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Nicholas Dakin Excerpts
Thursday 1st February 2018

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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We will be able to do some of them, for example, our proposal to put in place a registration scheme and so on. We will also be able to sign trade deals, but not bring them into force.

Nicholas Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
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How are the Government working with the UK steel industry to make sure it prospers post-Brexit?

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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We have had meetings. My Department alone has had meetings with 350 companies, not all in steel, but in all the user industries. We have a regular meeting between the Chancellor, the Business Secretary, myself and leading business representative organisations, and of course we talk directly to the individual companies.