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UK Steel Industry

Proceeding contribution from Madeleine Moon (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 January 2016. It occurred during Backbench debate on UK Steel Industry.

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who has done valuable work fighting for his constituents, to make sure our cherished and valued capabilities stay within our national infrastructure. I cannot imagine how we would have fought the second world war if we had not had our steel industry and been able to manufacture the steel that kept our fleets and troops going, and our tanks rolling across the countryside.

We must stop thinking of the issue in terms of China and its need to dump its excess supply of steel on the European market. I understand what China is doing. It faces its own economic crisis and needs to keep its workforce going, because it does not want instability.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
604 c679WH 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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