Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a assessment of the potential impact of the EU Commission proposal to (a) halve steel quotas and (b) increase tariffs to 50% on the (i) operation and (ii) implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answered by Chris Bryant
The Government is actively assessing the potential impact of this proposal on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). In addition to internal analysis, we are in active dialogue with the European Commission to fully understand the details of their proposal and next steps. We expect the EU to fulfil its obligations under the TCA.
We reserve the right to take any action in response to any changes to our trading relationships to protect steel jobs and defend our steel industry.
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