Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Emma Hardy and David T C Davies

Wednesday 31st January 2024 Commons Chamber

[David T. C. Davies]

My hon. Friend makes a good point. The Government have looked carefully at this, and very little steel being produced by Port Talbot is going into the defence industry, but the defence industry is being supplied with steel from an electric arc furnace by Sheffield Forgemasters. There is absolutely no reason why an electric arc furnace built at Port Talbot, using UK Government support, cannot help support our defence industry in the years to come.

[Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab)]

9. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting victims of crime in Wales.