Iron and Steel: Import Duties
Commons · Question 11862 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK Steel Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) proposed tariff measures on unfabricated steel and (b) the decision not to apply tariffs
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 29 Jun 2026
The Government took into account a range of different factors alongside extensive engagement with producers and downstream users to inform the design of the trade measure. This included considerations around the scale of UK demand, production, capacity an...