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Philip Dunne Excerpts
Tuesday 13th March 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. Part of our industrial strategy is about bringing together the energy and automotive sectors, so that one reinforces the other. That is the Faraday challenge, which is attracting so much attention in both industries.

Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)
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T10. Given our close defence and trading relationship with the United States, will the Minister reassure the House that he is making efforts to secure an exemption for UK-produced steel and aluminium products from next week’s imposition of tariffs?

Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait Richard Harrington
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I was in Brussels yesterday to meet other European Union Ministers, trade union leaders and representatives of employers to ensure that we do exactly that.