Committee of the Whole House (HC) and Debate on bill on Monday, 8 June 2026, in the House of Commons, led by Chris McDonald. The answering member was Harriett Baldwin.

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Committee stage first day. Clause 1 debated with amendments, clauses and new clauses. Clause 1 amendment 21 withdrawn. Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Clause 3 amendment 12 negatived on division (81 to 266). Clauses 3 to 51 agreed to. New clause NC2 negatived on division (65 to 257). New clause NC8 negatived on division (145 to 251). Committee to sit again tomorrow.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 787 cc72-118
Session: 2026-27
Department: Department for Business and Trade
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Procedure: New clauses; Proxy voting
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill 2026-27
Thursday, 14 May 2026
Bills
House of Commons; Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Harriett Baldwin | 787 c72 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move amendment 21, page 1, line 6, leave out “of or including” and insert “predominantly...; Caroline Nokes | 787 cc72-4 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Clause stand part.
Amendmen...; Harriett Baldwin | 787 c75 (Link to this contribution)
If I may, I would also like to speak to the other amendments in my name and those of my hon. Frie...; Richard Tice | 787 c75 (Link to this contribution)
To correct the record, I have been calling for British Steel to be nationalised for seven years. ...; Harriett Baldwin | 787 c75 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman has got his point on the record.; Mark Pritchard | 787 cc75-6 (Link to this contribution)
It is interesting that the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) once again outflank...; Harriett Baldwin | 787 cc76-7 (Link to this contribution)
As a west midlands MP, I absolutely recognise that. In fact, I was with a constituent in Worceste...; Caroline Nokes | 787 c78 (Link to this contribution)
Before I call the Minister, I will set the record straight: sadly, it is just plain old Ms Nokes ...; Chris McDonald | 787 c78 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin), for...; Edward Leigh | 787 c78 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, the Minister is right: Greg Clark nationalised it. As far as my constituents who work at Scu...; Chris McDonald | 787 cc78-9 (Link to this contribution)
Perhaps I can even give a slightly fuller answer than that. The particular issue with that previo...; Jacob Collier | 787 c79 (Link to this contribution)
I fully support the need to buy British, but does the Minister recognise that JCB, based in my co...; Chris McDonald | 787 c79 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises a specific point about JCB. I am reasonably familiar with its business, and...; Mark Pritchard | 787 c79 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Chris McDonald | 787 cc79-80 (Link to this contribution)
I was just going to address the point the right hon. Gentleman made about the business in his con...; Mark Pritchard | 787 c80 (Link to this contribution)
For clarity—perhaps I was not clear— a constituent of mine runs the company but the company itsel...; Chris McDonald | 787 c80 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Mark Pritchard | 787 c80 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for that. I want to make two brief points on tariffs, which the Minister mentioned....; Chris McDonald | 787 c80 (Link to this contribution)
I am aware of that issue as well, and if the right hon. Gentleman would like to include all those...; Gideon Amos | 787 c80 (Link to this contribution)
I have been contacted by Coker Engineering in my constituency, which supplies Rolls-Royce, Leonar...; Chris McDonald | 787 c80 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member might wish to let the business know that we have committed to a 12-month review o...; Alex Ballinger | 787 c81 (Link to this contribution)
Interestingly, there is also a Coker facility in my constituency, and I have had several other bu...; Chris McDonald | 787 c81 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for raising the issue of the London Screw Company, and also for the discus...; Nusrat Ghani | 787 c81 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.; Sarah Olney | 787 cc81-3 (Link to this contribution)
Steel provides vital materials for our national infrastructure, from defence to renewable energy,...; Sarah Champion | 787 cc83-4 (Link to this contribution)
As you know, Madam Chair, I have been urging successive Governments for over a decade to back the...; Jeremy Wright | 787 cc84-5 (Link to this contribution)
I will focus my remarks on clauses 1 to 3 of the Bill and the breadth of the powers that they giv...; Richard Tice | 787 c85 (Link to this contribution)
The very reason that the Government need the ability to extend the sunset clause is that if they ...; Jeremy Wright | 787 cc86-7 (Link to this contribution)
I recognise that the hon. Gentleman does not normally engage in the detail of legislation, but if...; Lee Barron | 787 cc87-8 (Link to this contribution)
I want to start off by saying that I find it absolutely incredible when people turn around and sa...; Richard Tice | 787 c88 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to stand up and support the Government and this Bill, because we all know that t...; Jeremy Wright | 787 c89 (Link to this contribution)
I understand the logic of the hon. Gentleman’s argument. He has referred several times to the ser...; Richard Tice | 787 c89 (Link to this contribution)
I will indeed. My objection is that the consequence of the Conservative party’s amendments would ...; Martin Vickers | 787 c89 (Link to this contribution)
I have already made clear to my constituents that I do not oppose the Bill, but I support the Opp...; Richard Tice | 787 c89 (Link to this contribution)
Actually, the consequence of the Conservative party’s amendments would be to delay the vision and...; Graham Stuart | 787 c89 (Link to this contribution)
I am trying to understand how constraining Government powers in the three areas of concern would ...; Richard Tice | 787 c90 (Link to this contribution)
It is my judgment that the Conservative party’s amendment would prevent the Government from getti...; Edward Leigh | 787 c90 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with a lot of what the hon. Gentleman says. We can surely agree on this point: what is re...; Richard Tice | 787 c90 (Link to this contribution)
The Father of the House is absolutely spot on. The net-stupid-zero policies have been catastrophi...; Alan Strickland | 787 cc90-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to speak in support of the Bill and comment on a number of the amendments. I do so a...; Graham Stuart | 787 c91 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes the point about the need for speed in these circumstances, but perhaps h...; Alan Strickland | 787 cc91-4 (Link to this contribution)
Ministers will speak for themselves, but I think they are seeking the flexibility to act in the n...; Ann Davies | 787 cc94-5 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to amendment 23, tabled in my name, which seeks to strengthen the public interest...; Graham Stuart | 787 c95 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady share my concern that the funds put in place by Government—£2.5 billion for th...; Ann Davies | 787 c95 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Some £500 million has been ringfenced for ...; Luke Myer | 787 cc95-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to welcome the Bill, and will speak to a couple of the new clauses and amendments....; Graham Stuart | 787 c97 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is giving a powerful speech and showing great expertise. Is he confident, as s...; Luke Myer | 787 cc98-9 (Link to this contribution)
As a Back Bencher, I will always fight for more funding to modernise our steel industry. What I d...; Nusrat Ghani | 787 c99 (Link to this contribution)
Minister McDonald, I believe you wish to contribute again.; Chris McDonald | 787 c99 (Link to this contribution)
There is so much so say, and so little time until the rise of the House. Members who are standing...; Nusrat Ghani | 787 c99 (Link to this contribution)
In case you are confused, Minister, we have until 10 o’clock.; Chris McDonald | 787 cc99-100 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed, Madam Chair—I was banking on 10 o’clock.
I thank all Members, including the shadow ...; Jim Shannon | 787 c100 (Link to this contribution)
I am thrilled that the Minister has until 10 o’clock to speak—if you are agreeable, Madam Chair, ...; Chris McDonald | 787 c100 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is quite right. The steel sector is vital for our national security and our in...; Sarah Champion | 787 c101 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister share my concern and confusion about the comments made by the right hon. Member...; Chris McDonald | 787 c101 (Link to this contribution)
I think the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) also wants a strong ste...; Sarah Champion | 787 c101 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Graham Stuart | 787 c101 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Chris McDonald | 787 c101 (Link to this contribution)
I will take an intervention from the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness. Given that he...; Graham Stuart | 787 c101 (Link to this contribution)
To help the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion), I do not think I said anything about subs...; Chris McDonald | 787 c102 (Link to this contribution)
Let me address that point. It is helpful for us to think about the potential options. There is ag...; Ashley Fox | 787 c102 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Chris McDonald | 787 c102 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I will take the second intervention from my hon. Friend the ...; Sarah Champion | 787 c102 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is being very generous with his time. I want to take him back to the issue of Specia...; Chris McDonald | 787 cc102-3 (Link to this contribution)
The supply chain is incredibly important. My hon. Friend is right about the jobs and the economic...; Ashley Fox | 787 c103 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister believe that the Government’s current energy strategy is consistent with a succ...; Chris McDonald | 787 cc103-4 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman has raised that question, because it was mentioned by a numb...; Richard Tice | 787 c104 (Link to this contribution)
As we are talking about the new electric arc furnace in Port Talbot, can the Minister guarantee w...; Chris McDonald | 787 cc104-5 (Link to this contribution)
I am really glad that the hon. Gentleman has asked me that question—I know he has great experienc...; Alex Barros-Curtis | 787 c105 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Minister for putting on the record this Labour Government’s record on Welsh ...; Chris McDonald | 787 cc105-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. He is right that we should welcome that 50% of UK s...; Jim Shannon | 787 c106 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister quickly and helpfully responded to my earlier intervention, and he will be well awar...; Chris McDonald | 787 cc106-7 (Link to this contribution)
From the Government’s perspective, there is certainly no intention to disadvantage Northern Irela...; Nusrat Ghani | 787 c107 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.; Harriett Baldwin | 787 cc107-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is wonderful to see so many people interested in following this debate until 10 pm, which when...; Charlie Maynard | 787 c108 (Link to this contribution)
On 21 May, the Business and Trade Committee met representatives of more than 20 steel fabrication...; Harriett Baldwin | 787 c108 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed; and, as we have heard, one of the suppliers is still in administration. I think that the ...; Judith Cummins | 787 c114 (Link to this contribution)
It has been drawn to my attention by the Tellers that the numbers were incorrectly reported for t...
Notes: Division No. 13 on the Question relating to New Clause NC2 corrected Tuesday 9 June, 787 cc189-231: Noes should read 251, instead of 257.
Subjects: Staff Conditions of employment Cost effectiveness British Steel Liability Government assistance Import duties Iron and steel Ministerial powers Manufacturing industries Property transfer Parliamentary scrutiny Nationalisation Furnaces Sunset clauses
Legislation: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025; Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill 2026-27
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

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