Iron and Steel: Import Duties
Commons · Question 122103 · 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 the number of jobs in UK manufacturing sectors.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 26 Mar 2026
Steel is essential for a modern economy such as the UK, underpinning key industries from construction to advanced manufacturing and defence. The trade measure introduced on 19 March aims to address critical global steel overcapacity challenges that threat...