Written questions

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

Commons · Question 122095 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of steel tariffs on inflation.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 26 Mar 2026

The UK’s steel industry is fundamental to UK manufacturing, the UK’s critical national infrastructure and defence. Steel overcapacity is distorting markets, artificially driving down prices and threatening the viability of our already fragile domestic ste...