Question follow-through · 83754

Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the UK Steel Strategy.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
27 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the UK Steel Strategy.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is developing a Steel Strategy to be published in 2025 that will set out a long-term vision for a bright and sustainable steel sector in the UK and the actions needed to get there. The strategy will articulate what is needed to create a com...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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