Defence Industry and Shipbuilding

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:35 pm on 11 July 2018.

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Photo of Guto Bebb Guto Bebb The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence 6:35, 11 July 2018

The key thing, as my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay said, is that when Opposition Members talk about threats to the south Wales steel industry as a result of the “America first” policy, they are quite happy to attack Donald Trump for his protectionist attitude. The same thing can apply to this debate in spades, I am afraid. Competition and the ability to compete internationally are based not on protectionism but on the ability to be open in the way that we deal with this issue.