Written questions

Iron and Steel: Imports

Commons · Question 6399 · 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, what estimate he has made of the volume and value of steel imports that were subject to contractual commitments before the announcement of revised safeguard measures on 14 March 2026; what transitional

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...