Tata Steel

Part of 5. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 4:05 pm on 11 March 2020.

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Photo of John Griffiths John Griffiths Labour 4:05, 11 March 2020

Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Minister, thank you for your response to questions, and, particularly, stating that you will have in mind all the Tata sites in Wales in your discussions with UK Government and with Tata in general, because, obviously, for me, the Llanwern site in Newport East is still very, very important, having several hundred jobs and being very important to suppliers and contractors. Of course, we have a particular situation with the Orb site, which is idle at the moment, but, obviously, we still very much hope that that will come back into production and play a part in the steel industry in Newport and Wales.

So, within the general picture, Minister, I would welcome your reassurance, adding to what you've already said this afternoon, that Newport's steel industry will be very much in your mind, as you have talks and discussions, and make sure that steel has a very strong future in Wales.