Iron and Steel: Imports
Commons · Question 11128 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation he undertook with the upstream manufacturers of steel on quotas required before announcing a 50% tariff on steel imports from 1 July 2026.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 25 Jun 2026
The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users across supply chains to inform development of the trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. We engaged extensively with industry when developing thi...