Redcar Steelworks Debate

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Nic Dakin

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Redcar Steelworks

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Thursday 15th October 2015

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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That is a very good point, and the simple answer is yes.

Nic Dakin Portrait Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
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The coke ovens and the blast furnace are national assets, and this Government should do everything, even at this eleventh hour, to secure them so that they are not lost and are instead retained in order to allow the future to be bright again.

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That is exactly what we will do: we will do everything we can, within the law, and bearing in mind the harsh economic realities that face Britain’s steel industry.