LegislationTuesday, 9 June 2026

Conclusion of Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Parliament will complete the remaining parliamentary stages of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would bring Britain's steel industry under state ownership. The bill has already passed Committee stage and now faces final Commons debate and votes before moving to the House of Lords. The core question is whether nationalisation will secure Britain's steel-making capacity and jobs in the face of global competition and industry decline.

Steel nationalisation would be a major economic intervention affecting one of Britain's strategically important industries. It reshapes ownership of a sector employing tens of thousands and signals a fundamental shift in Labour's industrial policy. The outcome will determine whether steel production remains in private hands or returns to state control for the first time since the 1980s.

Economy & Jobs (General)Energy & Net Zero

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Chris BryantLabour Party

Rhondda and Ogmore

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on economy-jobs, energy, agriculture (302 times, 40pts); Known positions: technology: supportive, economy-jobs: supportive, energy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Sir Keir StarmerLabour Party

Holborn and St Pancras

Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on economy-jobs, energy, agriculture (218 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, fiscal-policy: supportive, energy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Lucy RigbyLabour Party

Northampton North

Economic Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on economy-jobs, energy, agriculture (162 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, economy-jobs: opposed, technology: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Andrew BowieConservative and Unionist Party

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Shadow Energy Security and Net Zero — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on economy-jobs, energy, agriculture (358 times, 40pts); Known positions: energy: opposed, energy: supportive, energy: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Andy McDonaldLabour Party

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Prior Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on economy-jobs, energy, fiscal-policy (246 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, labour-market: supportive, fiscal-policy: questioning (30pts)Voting record

Conclusion of Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

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