Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

“What assessment he has made of the capability of British steel manufacturers to produce high grade steel for new markets.”

Tabled: 6 June 2018Answered: 12 June 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Energy (Michael Shanks)

We are building a resilient grid for the future after decades of under-investment. We are halving the development time for new transmission infrastructure, including through reforms to planning regulation and supply chains, and delivering the grid capacity needed to deliver clean power by 2030 and the economic growth that this country needs.