Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:11 pm ar 8 Tachwedd 2023.
Nusrat Ghani
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
12:11,
8 Tachwedd 2023
I agree on both points: first, on the incredible work that my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe does for steelworkers in her Constituency; and secondly, that we cannot achieve net zero without a mix of steel being manufactured in the UK. We have a booming renewables sector, whether that is solar panels, blades for offshore wind farms, or electric vehicles. Much of that steel can be produced by electric arc furnaces, but my right hon. Friend Greg Clark is absolutely right that there is a space for virgin steel, too.
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