Question follow-through · 106611
Import Duties: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% tariff announced by the USA and the 25% tariff proposed from June on British businesses.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jan 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% tariff announced by the USA and the 25% tariff proposed from June on British businesses.
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jan 2026
Answer published
Having retained our cool-headed approach and robustly defended the rights of the people of Greenland and the kingdom of Denmark alone to determine their future, we are glad that the President has announced that these tariffs will not be proceeding.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Trade: Regulation
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Furnaces: Scunthorpe
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 101037 on Furnaces: Scunthorpe, if he will publish that advice.
Glass: Manufacturing Industries
26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on domestic British glass manufactures as a result of the decision by UK Export Finance to finance £100m for a new bottle plant in Belgium.
Export Controls
2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of regulatory divergence from the EU on UK exporters since July 2024, broken down by sector and by firm size.
Employment Rights Act 2025: Delegated Legislation
2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many secondary legislation (a) laid and (b) planned under the Employment Rights Act 2025 have been submitted to the Regulatory Policy Committee.
Overseas Trade: Regulation
2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assumptions his Department uses regarding cost pass-through to consumers when assessing the impact of new trade-related regulatory requirements on businesses, and whether those assumptions have be
UK Trade with EU: Manufacturing Industries
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act on the integration of UK-based manufacturers in European supply chains.
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Jingye Group: Compensation
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology will be used to determine the level of compensation available to Jingye following Royal Assent of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.
Jingye Group: Compensation
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings his Department has had with Jingye on compensation for British Steel.
Jingye Group: Compensation
24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe.
Jingye Group: Scunthorpe
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total value is of the financial support package being negotiated with the Jingye Group in relation to British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe.