Written questions

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

Commons · Question 50119 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on potential changes to steel tariffs.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 14 May 2025

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade regularly engages with counterparts in other nations in relation to tariffs and the international trade of steel. On 8 May, this Government concluded a landmark economic deal with the US, where the US has comm...