Speeches by Stevens.

“We have continued discussions with Tata and other investors about different future steelmaking methods as part of our overall steel strategy. The UK steel strategy will be published later in the year. In terms of the electric arc furnace, I am pleased to say that everything is on track. Planning has gone on time. Watch…”

“Where we are in terms of the timeline is that we expected that the transition within Tata, and the restructuring, would have been much further along the line by now. In fact, there are quite a lot of people still working at Tata who we originally anticipated would have left by now, so that is good news. As a board, we …”

“Absolutely. We promised that we would look after our steel communities and that is exactly what we are going to do. We hope that all the things around, for example, port redevelopment, floating offshore wind and the industrial strategy will drive Port Talbot to be a clean energy hub, creating thousands and thousands of…”

“The discussions are ongoing. There are intense discussions ongoing. There was a deadline this week, which has been shifted by President Trump to 1 August. That gives us more time to resolve an issue that we know is there. We are absolutely determined to reach an agreement. I know that everybody is working very hard to …”

“No, absolutely. We were the first country to do a deal with the United States. We have done a trade agreement with the biggest economy in the world, the fastest growing economy in the world and our largest trading partner, the European Union. I do not know whether you were at President Macron’s address yesterday—”

“You missed a treat.”

“It was very special. That shows the strength and focus of our negotiating teams. The situation with the tariffs and the changing nature of the negotiations with the United States is not easy to deal with, I am sure. I am not in the centre of it. I put my views into the DBT team and the Secretary of State leads on that.…”

“Absolutely, yes.”

“My hon. Friend raises an important point. Ensuring that coal tips across Wales remain safe is of the utmost importance and, unlike the Conservative Government, we committed £25 million of funding this year for essential work to keep tips maintained and safe. Quite why Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives voted against tha…”

“The hon. Lady’s party, which was in government for 14 years, was in power when Wales got 1% of the rail enhancement budget, although it has 11% of the whole UK network. Her party is responsible for the historical underfunding of Welsh rail, and we will hear from the Chancellor this afternoon about what this Government …”

“Obviously, the Royal Welsh Show is a landmark event in the calendar in Wales every year. I would be happy to offer the hon. Member a meeting with the Minister responsible for farming at the Wales Office.”

“Since July, we have driven over £1.5 billion of private investment into Wales, delivering hundreds of jobs. Last month, I was delighted to welcome Knauf Insulation’s new £170 million investment in Shotton. Our Welsh freeports and investment zones will unlock further private investment and deliver tens of thousands of j…”

“My hon. Friend will know that the Sizewell C consortium, for example—a group of more than 200 nuclear supply chain companies—has a memorandum of understanding with the Welsh Government that will result in an investment of up to £900 million in the Welsh nuclear supply chain. Great British Energy Nuclear acquired the Wy…”

“Almost all the UK’s nuclear power stations are currently due to come offline in the 2030s. It is this Government who are changing that, setting out our plan to end the years of Tory failure to invest or deliver on nuclear. We will deliver the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation.”

“Yesterday we announced the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation. We are investing £14.2 billion to build Sizewell C, and we confirmed Rolls-Royce SMR as the preferred bidder to build the country’s small modular reactors. I met the chair of Great British Energy Nuclear last week to discuss how to maximise …”

“I say again that the positive impact of the UK and Welsh Labour Governments is clear in how the Welsh economy is changing. Employment has increased significantly in Wales, unemployment and economic activity have fallen, and real total wages have increased across the UK.”

“I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Many people in Wales will be looking forward to visiting the new Universal Studios theme park in her constituency. In Wales, we are supporting a thriving creative industries sector, which our industrial strategy has rightly identified as providing more potential for huge economic…”

“My hon. Friend is right to highlight the Labour Government’s record of creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs across the UK. In Wales, we have two Labour Governments working together to create new jobs in our green industries, advanced manufacturing and more. I hope that Scotland also gets to experience the benefit…”

“Actually, the positive impact that our UK and Welsh Labour Governments are having is clear in how the Welsh economy is changing. Employment has increased significantly in Wales, unemployment and economic inactivity have fallen, and real total wages have increased right across the UK.”

“We have transformed the relationship with the Welsh Government, and our two Labour Governments are delivering on the priorities of the people of Wales. Together we have delivered a record-breaking budget settlement for the Welsh Government; NHS waiting lists have fallen for four months in a row; tens of thousands of ne…”