After this matter was raised by the Hon. Member for Bradford South (Gerry Sutcliffe) at Prime Minister\u2019s Questions on 28 June 2014, I, along with officials from the Insolvency Service, held a meeting with the Hon. Member for Bradford South, Mr Sutcliffe, on 17 July 2014. Mr Sutcliffe is head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for this issue, and therefore representative of stakeholders\u2019 views. At that meeting he handed over further information from the liquidators of two companies which operated the extended warranty schemes sold by Scottish Power, and we agreed that the Insolvency Service would review this information to ascertain whether or not further investigation was appropriate. It was explained to Mr Sutcliffe that any decision whether or not to commence an investigation using s447 Companies Act would be confidential and the Insolvency Service would not be in a position to confirm that decision or comment further.<\/p>
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UK Government Departments promote and support foreign direct investment, and the jobs that it can bring or safeguard, on an equal basis in all regions of the UK.<\/p>
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For inward investment, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) teams are structured to support the overall strategy of promoting the \u201cUK First\u201d, putting forward the areas of the UK best able to meet the requirements of the particular investor and so most likely to attract that inward investment. UKTI and its national, local and overseas partners develop inward investment opportunities that meet the sector requirements of investors.<\/p>
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UKTI has agreed Memoranda of Understanding with the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (and with Local Enterprise Partnerships and London and Partners in England) to ensure an open and equitable approach. The UKTI operating model combines strong levels of local engagement within a national framework of support, to best support inward investment.<\/p>
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In total more than 21,000 Start Up Loans have been issued to budding entrepreneurs across the country since the scheme launched in June 2012. 38 loans have been issued in Pendle constituency out of 794 loans in total across Lancashire.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-29T14:54:01.3755026Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "New Businesses: Lancashire"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Pendle constituency and (b) Lancashire to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4044", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Stephenson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Pendle"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Stephenson"} ], "uin" : "211613"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100295", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100295/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The metals sector is expected to publish its strategy in Spring 2015.<\/p>
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We are supporting the metals sector, through the Metals Forum (an umbrella body bringing together the metals related trade associations) on the development of this strategy: this will bring metals into line with other important foundation sectors which have published strategies already. Foundation sectors are those such as metals, electronics and chemicals which underpin manufacturing.<\/p>
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The strategy will cover issues such as sustainability, supply chains, technology & innovation, skills and communication \u2013 which will all have an impact on the metals industry, including steel.<\/p>
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I can confirm that UK steel production from 1985 is as per the following table:<\/p>
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UK Crude steel production<\/p> In \u2018000 tonnes<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | |
1985<\/p><\/td> | 15,488<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1986<\/p><\/td> | 14,479<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1987<\/p><\/td> | 17,195<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1988<\/p><\/td> | 18,723<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1989<\/p><\/td> | 18,508<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1990<\/p><\/td> | 17,610<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1991<\/p><\/td> | 16,295<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1992<\/p><\/td> | 16,050<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1993<\/p><\/td> | 16,469<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1994<\/p><\/td> | 17,172<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1995<\/p><\/td> | 17,439<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1996<\/p><\/td> | 17,818<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1997<\/p><\/td> | 18,328<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1998<\/p><\/td> | 17,141<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
1999<\/p><\/td> | 16,181<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2000<\/p><\/td> | 15,019<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2001<\/p><\/td> | 13,403<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2002<\/p><\/td> | 11,528<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2003<\/p><\/td> | 13,129<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2004<\/p><\/td> | 13,766<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2005<\/p><\/td> | 13,239<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2006<\/p><\/td> | 13,906<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2007<\/p><\/td> | 14,392<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008<\/p><\/td> | 13,521<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009<\/p><\/td> | 10,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010<\/p><\/td> | 9,708<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011<\/p><\/td> | 9,478<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012<\/p><\/td> | 9,579<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013<\/p><\/td> | 11,942<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2014<\/p><\/td> | 7,114 (to end July)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Source - Iron & Steel Statistics Bureau (ISSB)<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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