Meetings

Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

 

 

Meeting: 05/04/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

Union representatives - Support for the Steel Industry in Wales

Steve McCool, National Officer for Steel, Community

Rob Edwards, Lead Organiser, Community

Tony Brady, Regional Co-Ordinating Officer, Unite

Minutes:

3.1 Steve McCool, Rob Edwards and Tony Brady answered questions from Members of the Committee.

Meeting: 05/04/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Industry representatives - Support for the Steel Industry in Wales

Tim Morris, Head of External Affairs for Tata Steel Europe

Chris Hagg, Head of External Affairs, Celsa Steel

Virinder Garg, Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Steel Newport Ltd

Haydn Swidenbank, Operations Director, Liberty Steel Newport Ltd

Supporting documents:

  • Research Brief
  • Legal Brief

Minutes:

2.1 Tim Morris, Chris Hagg, Virinder Garg and Haydn Swidenbank answered questions from Members of the Committee.

Meeting: 05/04/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Action following the Committee Meeting

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Following the Committee meeting, the Committee agreed to write to the following recipients outlining concerns regarding the steel industry in Wales:

 

Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister

Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister

Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP, Secretary of State for Wales

Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Meeting: 05/04/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Minister for Economy, Science and Transport - Support for the Steel Industry in Wales

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Steve Phillips, Chief Executive of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport and Steve Phillips answered questions from Members of the Committee.

Meeting: 09/03/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.

Meeting: 03/03/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Union representatives - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

Jeff Beck, Organiser, GMB

Steve McCool, National Officer for Steel, Community

Tony Brady, Regional Co-Ordinating Officer, Unite

Carl Lucas, Regional Officer, Unite

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Witnesses answered questions from Committee Members.

Meeting: 03/03/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Evidence from the Secretary of State for Wales - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1.1 The Committee noted the paper.

Meeting: 03/03/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 10)

10 Minister for Economy, Science and Transport - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

Professor Ron Loveland, Energy Advisor to the Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

10.1 The Minister and her official answered questions from Committee Members.

Meeting: 03/03/2016 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Industry representatives - Pressures facing the steel industry in Wales

Tim Morris, Head of External Affairs for Tata Steel Europe

Chris Hagg, Head of External Affairs Celsa Steel

Dominic King, Head of Policy and Representation, UK Steel

Sanjay Tohani, Director, Liberty Steel Newport Ltd, Liberty House UK

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 Witnesses answered questions from Committee Members.

2.2 Tim Morris agreed to provide:

·         figures on the amount of UK steel exports that go to the European Union as opposed to the world market.

·         information on the removal of plant and machinery from business rates and how quickly this could be implemented once a decision has been made.

 

Topics

Helpful Links

Related