Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nusrat Ghani and Martyn Day

Thursday 29th June 2023 Commons Chamber

[Ms Ghani]

I am not sure where Labour Members will get the money to fund that programme of work. I have not even got to the end of reading this paper but they will probably U-turn by the time I do, so I am not sure how sensible it is going to be. We have provided more than £1 billion for decarbonisation, unprecedented support to help with energy costs, and just recently, there was fantastic news from Celsa, when it was able to repay a Government loan of £30 million that we provided to them, sensibly spending taxpayers’ money. There is and always has been support available. When it comes to procurement, it is absolutely right that we do everything we can to make sure that we have UK firms procuring UK steel.

[Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP)]

3. What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department’s trade policies on food prices.