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Motion · S6M-07322 · 20 Dec 2022

Supporting the Steel Industry

Lodged by Michael Marra (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 14 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament understands that campaigners from the Community, Unite and GMB unions have delivered a petition to the UK Prime Minister urging action to support Britain’s steel industry; considers that the petition, reported to have been signed by more than 11,500 people, calls on the UK Government to change procurement rules to encourage the use of British steel; believes that, in what it considers a turbulent world, large scale capital projects reliant on steel, including the infrastructure needed to meet net zero targets, can be more reliably delivered by steel manufactured in the UK; thanks the steelworkers and their trades unions for their efforts to secure a future for the industry, and urges the Scottish and UK governments to meet the campaign demands.

Supporters (14)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.