Written question asked by Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2010. It was answered by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Monday, 11 October 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Corus

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with (a) Corus-Tata and (b) Sahaviriya Steel Industries on the future of the Corus plant on Teesside.

Answer: Tata Steel has continued to keep the Department informed of developments in respect of the Teesside Cast Products plant. Since his appointment in May, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills has met Ratan Tata on two occasions, and he also spoke to Kirby Adams, former chief executive officer of Tata Steel Europe (formerly Corus) when the Memorandum of Understanding with Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Ltd (SSI) on the potential sale of Teesside Cast Products was announced on 27 August. Most recently, the UK ambassador in Bangkok and his team have also had discussions with SSI since the announcement of the Memorandum of Understanding.

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