Question follow-through · 38100
USA: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US steel tariffs on UK military shipbuilding.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 20 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US steel tariffs on UK military shipbuilding.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Mar 2025
Answer published
The potential impact of US steel tariffs on UK military shipbuilding is still being explored. The UK benefits from a strong and balanced trade relationship with the US and we continue to share a longstanding, close relationship on all defence issues.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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