Written questions

British Steel: Contracts

Commons · Question 99308 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish the Steel Strategy on the ability of British Steel to secure long-term customer contracts for 2026-27.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 16 Dec 2025

The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector. Our decisive legislative intervention at British Steel has secured UK manufactured steel for nationally important projects like airports and rail and supported jobs and national security.We al...