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Aluminium

Asked by Sarah HallLabour (Co-op)Department for Business and TradeTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 86894

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department considered including policies on the aluminium sector within the Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025.

Answered by Chris McDonald

I refer the Member of Parliament for Warrington to the answer I provided to UIN 72881 on 17th September, which was in response to a similar question she previously tabled: “To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason the aluminium sector was not included in the Industrial Strategy.”

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