Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 24 May 2016.
Well, we already have. Certainly, I made strong representations to the UK Government that they should be seen as one of the preferred bidders. I’m encouraged by the fact that they seem to be talking to one of the other bidders, namely Liberty Steel. I think that’s a good blend. I think the management buy-out option contains a lot of technical expertise, but has not yet raised the money. With Liberty Steel, they are a substantial business, but have not normally been involved in the heavy end of production. I think that’s a useful tie-up and I look forward with interest as to how that progresses. I hope tomorrow that Tata will look very carefully at the bids and will certainly consider strongly the option of the management buy-out, possibly, of course, linked with Liberty Steel.