Nick Smith
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British Steel
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Ms Ghani
That is why the support was so substantial to Port Talbot, to ensure that the steel sector could continue to thrive here in the UK. Manufacturing in the UK is booming. We are the eighth largest manufacturer in the world and we need to get our goods fundamentally from the UK, including steel. The hon. Gentleman is right to say that we cannot achieve net zero without steel, but we can help steelmaking to become even more green and clean than it is at the moment.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
Does the Minister accept that this news gives up on the UK’s capability to produce primary steel?