Written questions

Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 12662 · 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 recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the UK’s reduced quotas on imported steel from the EU which enter into force on 1 July 2026.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 29 Jun 2026

We have engaged closely with the EU and with UK industry and agreed an approach that reflects the UK and EU’s highly interconnected supply chains. As a result of these discussions, our country specific quota for the EU has increased from the previously an...