Question follow-through · 83535

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to introduce fiscal measures to support the long-term competitiveness of the UK steel industry in the Autumn Budget 2025.

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 20 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 22 Oct 2025
Answer: 28 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to introduce fiscal measures to support the long-term competitiveness of the UK steel industry in the Autumn Budget 2025.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2025
Answer published
This Government remains committed to supporting the UK steel industry. The Government will also set out a long-term vision for a revitalised and sustainable sector in a Steel Strategy to be published by the end of the year.

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