Written questions

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

Commons · Question 11864 · 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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff measures proposed in the UK Steel Strategy on the supply of unfabricated steel products and the potential subsequent downstream impact

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...