Statement on the steel industry - update: 26 May 2016
26 May 2016 (updated on 26 May 2016)
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 26 May on an update on the steel industry.
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Angela Eagle MP, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
- Watch the Statement on Update on the steel industry on Parliament TV
- Read Commons Hansard: Steel Industry
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Manufacturing industries
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The Library has published a briefing paper on UK steel industry: statistics and policy which contains a statistical summary of the UK and international industry; analysis of current prospects; summary of Government policy; and a timeline of events.
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