British Manufacturers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 1 May 2003.

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Photo of Tony Baldry Tony Baldry Chair, International Development Committee, Chair, International Development Committee 11:30, 1 May 2003

Much of manufacturing business needs to use steel somewhere in its processes. There is little in the Budget for such businesses, who are deeply concerned about what has been happening at Corus and about the fact that the Secretary of State seems to have been totally complacent in response to those events. What are the Government's proposals for the future of the UK steel industry?