PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar (13 September 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to negotiate a financial settlement with those banks in Thailand which have a controlling interest in the former SSI UK site to ensure redevelopment in a timely manner for the benefit of the local community.

Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)

My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State and I are committed to the future of the Redcar area following the closure of the SSI steelworks. I am pleased that we have recently had the opportunity to discuss this in depth with the hon Member for Redcar and the leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council, Sue Jeffrey.

Answered by:
Mr Nick Hurd (Conservative)
17 October 2016