Question follow-through · 118286
British Steel: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which legal entity or entities are expected to receive the £375 million capital funding for British Steel included in the 2025–26 Supplementary Estimates.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which legal entity or entities are expected to receive the £375 million capital funding for British Steel included in the 2025–26 Supplementary Estimates.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
The £375 million capital allocation for British Steel Limited is recoverable as a debt owed to the Crown. The sole stipulation for this funding is that it must be used strictly for the purposes established in the legislation. Recoverability of this debt w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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