Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
Commons · Question 6392 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) industrial energy costs and (b) import competition on the competitiveness of the steel sector; what recent discussions he has had with the Sec
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 9 Jun 2026
Our Steel Strategy sets out the action we are taking to improve the competitiveness of the sector, including on energy prices and trade. We have introduced and expanded schemes to reduce the industrial electricity prices of energy-intensive industries, in...