Written questions

Iron and Steel: Imports

Commons · Question 10786 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the steel import quota regime due to take effect on 1 July 2026 on UK advanced manufacturing sectors that rely on specialist steels no

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 22 Jun 2026

The new steel trade measure has been designed to only cover steel requirements that can be met in the UK. Where this is not feasible for technical reasons, for example where single product codes contain different sizes or grades of steel products, quota s...