British Steel: Scunthorpe
Commons · Question 122104 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how long he plans to keep a blast furnace at Scunthorpe.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 24 Mar 2026
There are approximately 3,000 workers at British Steel’s Scunthorpe site. British Steel remains owned by Jingye and HM Government’s powers to intervene under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 are designed to maintain steelmaking and avoid a d...