In Parliament, Marie Tidball MP, Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge, championed the specialist steel made at Liberty Steel in Stocksbridge, and encouraged the Government to use the Stocksbridge-made steel for new Net Zero infrastructure.
During questions to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Commons, Marie asked the Minister to meet with her to discuss the potential for using specialist steel capacity at Stocksbridge Speciality Steels for new net zero energy infrastructure.
Dr Tidball told the Minister about Stocksbridge’s “world-leading specialist capability to produce high-grade steel parts”, including aerospace parts. She welcomed the Government’s imminent Steel Strategy, which puts British steel at the heart of new infrastructure, along with Great British Energy, which Marie highlighted is an “ambitious opportunity” to lower bills and improve energy security.
In response, Sarah Jones MP, Steel Minister, acknowledged South Yorkshire’s “proud history” of steelmaking, and reiterated the Government’s commitment to turn around the huge reduction in steel production under the last Government via the new Steel Strategy. She affirmed that she is “delighted” to meet Marie to see how Stocksbridge Speciality Steels can play an important part in this.
Speaking after the exchange, Marie Tidball MP said:
“Steel is the beating heart of Stocksbridge. I wholly welcome the Government’s positive attitude towards using the world-class steelmaking facilities that we are so fortunate to have right on our doorstep in Stocksbridge, as well as ensuring that we ‘Buy British’ in improving our infrastructure to meet our Net Zero commitments.
I’m determined to see the UK’s steel industry be reinvigorated both in Stocksbridge in my constituency, the rest of South Yorkshire, and beyond. I look forward to meeting with the Minister to discuss how Stocksbridge Speciality Steel can play a key part in building our new net zero infrastructure.”
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