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Iron and Steel

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 98776

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish the Steel Strategy before the expiry of the current steel safeguards in 2026.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Government will publish the steel strategy in early 2026, before the expiry of the current steel safeguard in June 2026.

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