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British Steel: Jingye Group

Commons · Question 122110 · 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, what recent progress his Department has made in its negotiations with Jingye over British Steel.

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...