Question follow-through · 66671

British Steel: Scunthorpe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64503 on British Steel: Scunthorpe, what conclusion the report in late 2024 commissioned at British Steel reached on the remaining lifespan of the blas

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
15 Jul 2025
Answer
15 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64503 on British Steel: Scunthorpe, what conclusion the report in late 2024 commissioned at British Steel reached on the remaining lifespan of the blas

  2. 15 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 65668.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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