Select committee: Welsh Affairs Committee
The Steel Industry in Wales
Closed
Opened 22 Jan 2024
Closed 28 May 2024
Welsh Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
On Wednesday 31 January, the Welsh Affairs Committee will be holding morning and afternoon evidence sessions scrutinising the decision by Tata Steel to close its blast furnaces in Port Talbot as it moves towards greener steelmaking in the UK. The move could lead to just under 3,000 people losing their jobs at the Port Talbot site.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 22 January 2024.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 31 January 2024
- 7 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence between the Chair and National Grid Electricity Transmission concerning Tata Steel6 March 2024, Correspondence
- Oral Evidence31 January 2024, Oral evidence
- Oral Evidence31 January 2024, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 31 Jan 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Rt Hon David T C Davies · Wales Office,
Vaughan Gething MS · Welsh Government
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| 31 Jan 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Alasdair McDiarmid · Community,
Charlotte Brumpton-Childs · GMB,
Nick Kardahji · Unite,
Rajesh Nair · Tata Steel UK,
T V Narendran · Tata Steel
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alasdair McDiarmid · Assistant General Secretary | Community | 1 |
| Charlotte Brumpton-Childs · National Officer for Steel | GMB | 1 |
| Nick Kardahji · Bargaining and Investigative Researcher | Unite | 1 |
| Rajesh Nair · Chief Executive | Tata Steel UK | 1 |
| Rt Hon David T C Davies · Secretary of State for Wales | Wales Office | 1 |
| T V Narendran · Global CEO and Managing Director | Tata Steel | 1 |
| Vaughan Gething MS · Minister for Economy | Welsh Government | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2024 | Not recorded | Correspondence between the Chair and National Grid Electricity Transmission concerning Tata Steel |