Question follow-through · 73981
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish (a) the steel strategy and (b) the Government's response to the Plan for Steel consultation which closed on 31 March 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish (a) the steel strategy and (b) the Government's response to the Plan for Steel consultation which closed on 31 March 2025.
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2025
Answer published
This government is developing a Steel Strategy that will set a long-term vision for a revitalised and sustainable industry and the actions needed to get there. The strategy will articulate what is needed to create a competitive business environment in the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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