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Iron and Steel: Imports

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 11488

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the additional volume of steel that will be sourced from UK producers as a result of the new tariff and quota regime.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The new trade measure, alongside our wider steel strategy, will reinforce the UK steel sector’s resilience and help us meet our ambition for domestic production to meet 40–50% of the UK’s steel demand. We will continue to monitor the measure and conduct a review after twelve months.

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