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532387

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of the UK steel industry on the implications of the outcome of the EU referendum for that industry; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on support for the steel industry of the outcome of the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	41714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/08/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to working closely with the UK steel sector through the Steel Council, which is co-chaired by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Chair of UK Steel, to maximize all opportunities to improve the sector’s competitiveness. This is also the forum for the Government and the Steel sector to work together to assess the implications of the outcome of the EU referendum. On 28 June, Ministers from the former Department of Business, Innovation and Skills held a special round table of business leaders, including the Chair of the Steel Council, to start to explore post-referendum issues.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 July, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and I visited Port Talbot when we met with local Tata Steel management, employees and trade unions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s top priority for steel has not changed in the light of the EU referendum. The process for selling Tata Steel’s remaining UK assets remains ongoing and we continue to work closely with Tata and potential bidders to seek to secure a sustainable future for UK steel production.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/08/2016 12:04:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 6230 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

528991

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support British steelmaking.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	905557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>This Government has taken unprecedented action to help our steel industry.</p><p> </p><p>We’re cutting electricity costs by hundreds of millions, tackling unfair trade and are the first EU country to introduce new flexibility in public procurement.</p><p> </p><p>We have also offered an unparalleled package of support to secure the long term future of Tata Steel’s UK operations.</p><p> </p><p>That is what the steel industry has asked for and that is what we are delivering.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/06/2016 15:31:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

518876

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value was of (a) private and (b) public sector investment in the British steel industry in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally. However, the following are examples of Government investments in the UK metals sector since 2008:</p><ul><li>£8.2 million from the Regional Growth Fund towards a new Tata Steel Europe R&amp;D Centre at Warwick University</li></ul><ul><li>Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) - £12.7 million comprising £6.47 million grant and £6.25 million loan to a consortium of which Tata Steel Europe is a key partner, to develop the “Proving Factory” which specialises in the industrialisation and low-volume production of advanced propulsion systems to automotive standards.</li><li>AMSCI – CASCADE project and consortia of 11 companies led by Tata Steel – awarded grant of £4.6m in April 2015 for development of metal powders and processes for additive manufacturing</li><li>Over £100m in capital projects in universities (through the Research Partnership Investment Fund) in steel, composites, automotive and aerospace, which has leveraged funding from businesses such as Tata, Rolls Royce and JLR.</li><li>Over £100m in EPSRC’s grant programme in metals and alloys</li><li>Innovate UK have provided just under £4m in grants to Tata Steel and a further £2m (with £2m from EPSRC) for SPECIFIC – an innovation and knowledge centre at Swansea University.</li></ul><p>Information on private sector investment in the steel industry is not available from official sources.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/05/2016 09:58:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518882

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the Materials Processing Institute to the development of a modern British steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is exploring all options to support steel and the foundation industries. We are interested to consider how we can develop the best way forward for the UK industry alongside all parties with steel expertise, including the Materials Processing Institute.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/05/2016 13:53:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518885

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a UK withdrawal from the EU on the British steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK is stronger, safer, and better off in a reformed EU, and this very much applies to our steel industry. The EU is our most important market for steel, buying over half our steel exports, and it is a powerful voice pushing for fair international trading conditions. Our membership provides access to a vast open market with a good system that balances the interests of producers and users. Outside the EU, we could find ourselves on the receiving end of EU tariffs, which would result in additional costs for the UK steel industry. In addition, we would be less able to defend ourselves against unfair competition from third countries. The Commission now has a record 37 measures against steel products, 16 of which are on Chinese imports.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/05/2016 15:40:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

518891

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which steel plants in the UK have (a) closed and (b) been bought by a new owner in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is set out below and covers the closures and sales of primary steel making plants in the UK.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Steel Plant Closed (A)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Steel Plant Bought by New Owner (B)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Alphasteel, Newport (2007)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Libala, Newport (2008)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Teeside Cast Products, Redcar (2010)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SSI, Redcar (2011)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Thamesteel, Sheerness (2012)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liberty Group, Newport (2013)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Libala, Newport (2013)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SSI, Redcar (2015)</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For A) owner at time of closing, plant (year of closure)</p><p>For B) new owner, plant (year of sale)</p><p> </p><p>There is no centrally collected information for downstream steel sites closures and sales.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/06/2016 06:53:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 222 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

513190

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to encourage the National Infrastructure Commission to investigate ways in which the UK supply chain can be used to help the UK steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	34210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>My officials continue to work with HM Treasury on the establishment of an independent National Infrastructure Commission, including the basis upon which it will consider economic growth and the impact of UK infrastructure on the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 October, we published guidance – Procurement Policy Note 16/15: Procuring steel in major projects, to ensure that Central Government takes into account relevant social and economic issues when procuring steel. This was followed, on 3 November, by more detailed instructions on how to apply social issues in steel procurement. These principles are being extended to the wider public sector, including Local Authorities and the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/04/2016 16:56:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

511886

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid, on 11 April (HC Deb, col 50) on the steel industry that they are "looking at the possibility of co-investing with a buyer on commercial terms", what co-investment means in that context, and in particular whether it would include (1) readiness to facilitate loan, grant and equity finance, (2) shared temporary or longer-term ownership, (3) funding assistance for pension and other liabilities, or (4) some other means of providing support for sustaining the future of the steelmaking and finishing industry in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL7645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Co-investment means offers of Government support on commercial terms. Examples of where private investment and public support have worked effectively include the Green Investment Bank and the British Business Bank. The formal process for the sale of Tata Steel’s remaining UK assets commenced on 11 April and we do not yet know what support any potential investor might require. The Government will consider all options to see steel making continue, and stands ready to engage with commercial investors on a package of support, on commercial terms, to help ensure the long term future of our steel industry.</p><p>That is why on 21 April, the Government announced that a package of support worth hundreds of millions of pounds will be made available to potential buyers on commercial terms to support the ongoing operation and deliver long term investment in the future of the business. We will also consider support in other areas such as plant, pensions and power supply, and any other areas that potential buyers believe the Governments can provide support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/04/2016 13:43:26 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

448130

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the electricity cost per tonne of steel produced in (1) the UK, (2) Germany, and (3) France, and what assessment they have made of the reasons for any differential cost in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL5520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government assessed, and published a report about, the impact of energy and climate change policies on industry and how this compares to other countries. That report was published on 11 July 2012. Based on this data the projected cost per MWh of energy and climate change polices for industry for 2015 (expressed in 2010 prices) was £18.50 in the UK, £5.80 for France, and £13.10 for Germany. However the Government has since taken action to mitigate most of the indirect costs arising from energy and climate change policies for industry, specifically by compensating for the indirect costs of carbon taxes and now by implementing relief from the costs of renewables policies passed through in bills. These measures will save the steel industry around £100m over the financial year – roughly 30% of their electricity bills.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/02/2016 16:53:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

448131

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extra electricity cost to steel producers related to climate change policies in financial terms per tonne, and as a percentage, (1) in the UK, (2) in Germany, and (3) in France.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL5521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government assessed, and published a report about, the impact of energy and climate change policies on industry and how this compares to other countries. That report was published on 11 July 2012. Based on this data the projected cost per MWh of energy and climate change polices for industry for 2015 (expressed in 2010 prices) was £18.50 in the UK, £5.80 for France, and £13.10 for Germany. However the Government has since taken action to mitigate most of the indirect costs arising from energy and climate change policies for industry, specifically by compensating for the indirect costs of carbon taxes and now by implementing relief from the costs of renewables policies passed through in bills. These measures will save the steel industry around £100m over the financial year – roughly 30% of their electricity bills.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/02/2016 16:17:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue