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1718143

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date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and steel: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions Ministers have had with (1) Tata Steel, (2) the Welsh Government, and (3) companies in the nuclear energy sector, concerning the possibility of constructing a small nuclear reactor at Port Talbot to provide energy for the manufacture of steel.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL4660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The construction of a small nuclear reactor at Port Talbot to provide energy for the manufacture of steel has not been discussed as part of Tata Steel's plans for the construction of an Electric Arc Furnace at the site. The UK Government does not have a role in Tata Steel's energy purchasing arrangements, and the energy sources that Tata will choose to use are a commercial decision for them.</p><p>The Alternative Routes to Market for New Nuclear Projects consultation explored potential wider roles of nuclear energy beyond electricity generation, including large scale industrial applications. The consultation responses are now being analysed and will help shape future policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 24/05/2024 09:10:08 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1695989

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to persuade the Tata Steel Company to minimise job losses in their steel works at Port Talbot.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL3274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced on the 15th of September 2023, Tata Steel is investing £1.25 billion, including a UK Government grant worth up to £500 million, in a new Electric Arc Furnace. This support is expected to save at least 5,000 jobs in the company, and thousands more in the supply chain.</p><p>Where staff are affected by the transition to an Electric Arc Furnace, Tata has a legal obligation to consult staff in a meaningful way, and this process is underway, led by the company. Whilst this is a process for the company to lead on, Ministers and officials are meeting regularly with both Tata Steel and Union representatives, and will continue to hold Tata to account during the consultation process.</p><p>Regardless of the outcome of the consultation, we are working with Tata Steel to provide up to £100 million of funding for a dedicated Transition Board, with membership including representatives of the Welsh Government, to support impacted employees and the local economy. Tata has also announced that they will provide a £130 million comprehensive support package for affected employees.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 27/03/2024 15:21:41 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1686531

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Cheese: Canada
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the volume and value of cheese exports to Canada in each of the last five years, and what assessment they have made of the likely impact on those figures of not concluding a trade agreement with Canada.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>Between 2018 and 2022 the UK exported between 1.5 and 2.2 kilotonnes of cheese to Canada each year, worth between £11 million and £18.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1 January 2024, UK exporters could export cheese to Canada through a Canadian importer with a licence for Canada’s “EU” World Trade Organisation quota. As of 1 January 2024, the Canadian importer must have a licence for Canada’s “non EU” World Trade Organisation quota to import UK cheese.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 13/02/2024 14:02:01 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1684999

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the tonnage of coil and sheet steel (1) manufactured in, and (2) imported into, the UK in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL1910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Coil and sheet steel, commonly known as flat steel, is predominantly manufactured by Tata Steel in the UK. Based on Companies House data (here), Tata Steel's production volumes are in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Production</p><p>(Millions of Tonnes of Liquid Steel)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Spartan UK and Liberty Steel Dalzell also produce flat steel products, volumes for which are relatively small. Data made available through Companies House, however, are unavailable on a consistent and comparable basis with Tata Steel.</p><p>Based on HMRC Trade Info (here), the figures for imports of flat steel products are in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Imports</p><p>(Millions of Tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Flat Steel products defined by HS Codes 7208-7212, 7219, 7220, 7225 and 7226.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 07/02/2024 13:21:02 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley