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Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 98778 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his timetable is for the (a) consultation on and (b) implementation of the compensation scheme for steel undertakings referenced in his statement of 10 December 2025.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 16 Dec 2025

The Government is engaging with Jingye, the owners of British Steel, to find a pragmatic path forward for the future of the company. The Government wishes to make further progress in those discussions before introducing such a scheme. The Government does ...