US Steel Import Tariffs

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 1:18 pm ar 11 Chwefror 2025.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander Minister of State (Cabinet Office), Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) 1:18, 11 Chwefror 2025

I am happy to give that assurance. I should probably declare an interest as a member of the Community trade union. I can assure the House that trade unions—whether Community, the GMB, Unite or the other representatives of steelworkers—have been a central part of the dialogue that we started in July. Frankly, we inherited a situation in which there had been significant under-investment in steel capability in the United Kingdom for many years. We are backing up that commitment to dialogue with an act of commitment to public funds, and we are doing so in dialogue with the workforce as well as with the companies themselves.