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Steel Council

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 11 June 2026UIN 7410

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many meetings of the Steel Council have taken place since its establishment; and which Ministers attended each of those meetings.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Steel Council was re‑established in January 2025 to support the development of the UK Steel Strategy. Since then, the Council has met five times, with all meetings attended by the Minister for Industry. Additional Ministers have attended meetings as follows:

  • 7 January 2025: Secretary of State for Business and Trade; Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government; Minister for the Economy, Northern Ireland Executive
  • 8 April 2025: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
  • 14 July 2025: Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office; Minister for Public Finance of Scotland, Scottish Government
  • 4 November 2025: Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government
  • 19 March 2026: Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Energy and Planning, Welsh Government

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