Iron and Steel: Import Duties
Commons · Question 6762 · Tabled 4 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of revised steel safeguard measures due to take effect on 1 July 2026 on defence procurement programmes, including the AUKUS submarine pr
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 so the UK can meet its defence and critical national infrastructure needs. I have engaged closely wit...