Written questions

Iron and Steel: Subsidies

Commons · Question 17318 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of future operating subsidy requirements for publicly owned steel assets.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 14 Jul 2026

Generally, any financial assistance to public owned steel assets would, among other things, be time-limited, targeted and proportionate to the Government's objectives, and meet our responsibilities under subsidy control rules. The finances of Forgemasters...