Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the blast furnaces in Scunthorpe on virgin steel production.”
Tabled: 23 November 2023Answered: 30 November 2023
Asked by
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative — Gainsborough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Anna McMorrin)
Creating high-quality jobs across Wales is a priority for this Labour Government, which is why we are backing major growth sectors across the country. We have delivered £2.5 billion for small modular reactors at Wylfa, supporting at least 3,000 jobs. Alongside that, new AI growth zones in north and south Wales are expected to create more than 8,000 jobs.