Petition · past parliament
All Steel used in the HS2 project should be made in UK steel plants.
Closed
866 signatures
What the petition asks
The reason for this partition is to:
1: To help revive our failing steel plants and both secure jobs and create new jobs, and
2: To ensure the highest quality of steel is used.
The cheapest is very rarely the best.
1: To help revive our failing steel plants and both secure jobs and create new jobs, and
2: To ensure the highest quality of steel is used.
The cheapest is very rarely the best.
It appears that George Osborne has 'invited' the Chinese to tender for this massive project - this is bad news for the UK manufacturing industry.
Timeline
| 28 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jul 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
866
Status
Closed
Opened
28 Jan 2016
Closed
28 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.