STEEL INDUSTRY

Early day motion 290, tabled 2 February 2001 by Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 16 members.

That this House, in the event of the Prime Minister failing to persuade Corus to reconsider their steel closure proposals, calls on the Government to introduce legislation to take steel back into public ownership, with the industry to be operated at arms length from government.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 2, Plaid Cymru 1.