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ALT A letter from the Business and Trade Committee to the Department for Business and Trade on the governance of trade envoys. Read the full letter: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/52435/documents/291083/default/
ALT A letter from the Business and Trade Committee to the Department for Business and Trade on the governance of trade envoys. Read the full letter: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/52435/documents/291083/default/
ALT Chair of the Business and Trade Committee, Liam Byrne MP. Text that reads: "The Government has blocked plans for a Chinese wind turbine maker to build a factory in Scotland, citing national security concerns. Response from Committee Chair, Liam Byrne MP"
ALT Evidence session. Royal Mail. Business and Trade Committee. A photograph of a Royal Mail postbox.
ALT Chair of the Business and Trade Committee, Liam Byrne MP. A quote from the Chair that reads: “I very much welcome the Government’s much-delayed steel strategy. It clears some of the tests we set. Trade defences are coming just in time, target markets are identified, and there is a plan to bring energy costs down."
ALT A quote from the Chair that reads: "But there are now some key issues in which ministers need to move faster, especially to drive down the cost of energy, and drive up the certainty of new orders. Energy cost relief should be accelerated. Procurement rules must be tightened so British steel gets a fair shot at British contracts. And we need an immediate, operational plan to secure scrap supply. Not another promise, but delivery."
ALT A quote from the Committee Chair that reads: "There is one deeper risk we cannot ignore. The decision to walk away entirely from blast furnace production leaves Britain exposed. Electric arc furnaces have a role to play but they are not yet a full substitute for primary steelmaking. Yet under current plans, the UK will become the only G7 country without that capability. At a moment when the world is becoming more unstable and when defence demand is rising, that is not just an industrial choice. It is a strategic gamble."
ALT A quote from the Committee Chair that reads: "To derisk this choice, fast, we need to hear from ministers what steps they’ll take with allies to guarantee primary steel supplies whenever the need arises. Steel is not just another sector. It is a foundation of sovereign capability. So this strategy is an important step forward. But we now need a clear plan for delivery."
ALT New inquiry. Critical minerals. Business and Trade Committee. A picture of petalite.
ALT Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the Business and Trade Committee. A quote from the Chair that reads: “The data we’re publishing shows that Royal Mail is on track to miss the timetable for delivering 126 million First Class letters, and it looks like they’re going to miss their deadline for delivering about 93 million Second Class letters. 220 million letters are going to be delivered late. That is what Royal Mail is on track to fail to deliver this year.”
ALT Business and Trade Committee. UK trade with EU and US. Watch on Parliament Live. A picture of workers looking at a shipping container with a plane flying overhead