Written questions

Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

Commons · Question 12660 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration he has given to the advice of the Trade Remedies Authority on the impact of steel safeguard measures on downstream industries.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 29 Jun 2026

In the past 12 months, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has completed five reviews of the steel safeguard. These reviews were in response to applications from industry, to make sure the measure remained appropriate for the UK market. Domestic and foreig...