Question follow-through · 47360

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the use of powers in the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
28 Apr 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the use of powers in the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025

  2. 28 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 gives Government the power to direct British Steel’s board and workforce, ensure they get paid, and order the raw materials to keep the blast furnaces running in Scunthorpe. We will report regularly to Parlia...

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