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Proceeding contribution from Sajid Javid (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 April 2016. It occurred during Emergency debate on UK Steel Industry.


UK Steel Industry

I will move on to the subject of Tata in a moment, but the hon. Gentleman is right to identify pensions as an issue, and we are considering all possible solutions.

Let me say a little about the action that we have already taken. We have taken action on power: £76 million has already been paid to steelmakers to compensate for high energy bills, and we expect to pay more than £100 million in the current financial year alone. In the autumn statement, just five months ago, we announced that we would go further. Energy-intensive industries will be exempted from renewable policy costs—a move that will save the steel industry more than £400 million by the end of this Parliament.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
608 c195 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Closures Defence equipment China Government assistance EU action Import duties Iron and steel Manufacturing industries Redundancy Prices Surpluses Port Talbot Tata Steel
Link
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