5. 4. UKIP Wales Debate: The Impact of the EU Referendum on Tata Steel

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:17 pm on 6 July 2016.

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Photo of Gareth Bennett Gareth Bennett UKIP 4:17, 6 July 2016

The steel industry in Wales is facing a crisis, which threatens jobs and livelihoods. So, I feel it is right and proper that we do deliberate on this issue in the Assembly. My UKIP colleague Caroline Jones has already pointed to the issue of tariffs and the way in which membership of the EU has constrained the UK’s ability to respond to Chinese steel dumping. This point is, as ever, contentious in this Chamber. I personally endorse the point Caroline made, but I won’t go over it again now as it’s been argued several times in this Chamber. Obviously, we will never come—