Question follow-through · 104494
Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that revised steel safeguard measures applying from June 2026 maintain access to steel feedstock covered by categories 1A, 12A, 12B and 16, in cases where UK stee
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 9 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that revised steel safeguard measures applying from June 2026 maintain access to steel feedstock covered by categories 1A, 12A, 12B and 16, in cases where UK stee
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government continues to closely monitor market trends, including for categories 1A, 12A, 12B and 16, to ensure UK manufacturers retain reliable access to appropriate feedstock. We are exploring a range of options to support the UK steel industry and e...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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