Secretary of State questioned on UK steel industry
27 April 2016
The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee questions Sajid Javid, Secretary of State of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, about developments in the UK steel industry. The Committee also hears from steel industry representatives.
- Watch Parliament TV: The UK steel industry follow-up
- Inquiry: The UK steel industry follow-up
- Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Witnesses
Thursday 28 April 2016, Grimond Room, Portcullis House
At 9.10am
- Bimlendra Jha, CEO, Tata Steel UK
- Marc Meyohas, Partner, Greybull Capital LLP
At 9.50am
- Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism
- Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport
- Tom Blenkinsop MP, Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group for the Steel and Metal Related Industry
- Gareth Stace, Director, UK Steel
- Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of Community and Chair of the National Trade Union Steel Coordinating Committee
At 10.30am
- The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Niall Mackenzie, Director, Infrastructure & Materials, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Anthony Odgers, Deputy Chief Executive and Director, Corporate Finance UK Government Investments
Purpose of session
The session examines developments in the UK steel industry since the Committee reported on it in December 2015. It looks at the Tata sale process currently underway and the acquisition by Greybull Capital of the Scunthorpe plant, as well as on Government action to support the industry, in the UK and at a European level.
Further information
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