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Defence: Iron and Steel

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 December 2024UIN 16187

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the proportion of steel used in defence programmes that was manufactured in the UK.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Ministry of Defence contributes to the Department for Business and Trade’s annual steel in public procurement return available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/steel-public-procurement

The Government will bring forward a new cross Government strategy for the steel sector, to be published in Spring 2025. This will examine how the Government can increase steel capacity and capability in the UK.

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