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<p>My Rt hon Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) visited Redcar on 2 October
2015 following the announcement of the liquidation of Sahaviriya Steel Industries
UK (SSI).</p><p> </p><p>The then Secretary of State announced a support package worth
up to £80 million for former employees affected by the closure. He was accompanied
by the then Minister for Small Businesses, Industry and Enterprise, Anna Soubry.</p><p>
</p><p>The Minister for Small Businesses, Industry and Enterprise then attended the
Redcar taskforce on 21 March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In his previous role as Secretary
of State for Communities and Local Government, my Rt hon Friend met the Mayor and
Leaders of the five Tees Valley authorities on the following dates: 15 July 2015 (a
joint meeting with James Wharton), 23 March 2016, 7 June 2016 (to launch Lord Heseltine’s
report <em>Tees Valley: opportunity unlimited</em>) and 12 July 2016. These were regular
catch-up meetings, which took place in Westminster.</p><p> </p>
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