Written questions

Iron and Steel: Imports

Commons · Question 8581 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether a market assessment of UK imports of grades of steel informed the decision to set lower quotas for the tariff free import of certain grades of steel.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 17 Jun 2026

The Government has designed the new steel trade measures to strike a careful balance between supporting the UK steel industry and maintaining access to essential imports for downstream users, including through the setting of quotas to allow tariff-free ac...