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Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 6397 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the recent announcement of changes to steel safeguard measures due to take effect on 1 July 2026, what assessment he has made of the availability of specialist steel grades and alloys

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 12 Jun 2026

The new steel trade measure has been designed to strike a careful balance between supporting domestic steelmaking and maintaining secure, reliable supply for downstream users, including the makeup and length of the transitional arrangement to ease short t...