<p>The Welsh Steel Industry</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 13 September 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:37, 13 September 2016

I don’t think the principle of keeping our steel industry was wholly a Plaid Cymru idea. The issue of a power plant is something that we’ve been discussing for years with Tata, long before, actually, what happened at the beginning of this year. What I can say—and there’s a limit to what I can say at this stage, because negotiations are still ongoing—is that good progress has been made, as far as we are concerned as a Government, on seeking to provide a platform for the long-term future of our steel industry. But it is true to say, of course, that those two issues of energy and pensions are still not resolved at UK Government level.