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Furnaces: Scunthorpe

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107477

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101037 on Furnaces: Scunthorpe, if he will publish that advice.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Government does not intend to publish the findings of the independent advice as it is commercially sensitive.

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