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Aerospace Industry: Iron and Steel

Commons · Question 11127 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2026

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Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed 50% steel tariff on the UK's aerospace supply chain, including an evaluation of the length of time it would take to recertify special

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 24 Jun 2026

The Government has carefully designed this measure to minimise downstream impacts while addressing the existential threat to UK steelmaking. Current production levels have been considered in determining quota sizes. The measure has been designed, as far a...